initials Archives - Speakipedia https://speakipedia.com/tag/initials/ The Presentation & Storytelling Encyclopedia by Dave Bricker Sat, 15 Jun 2024 13:56:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://speakipedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cropped-puzzle-globe-60x60.jpg initials Archives - Speakipedia https://speakipedia.com/tag/initials/ 32 32 Proposed Standards for Book Typography https://speakipedia.com/book-typography-standards/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:11:59 +0000 http://theworldsgreatestbook.com/?p=2283 The word processor has placed new burdens on writers to understand how to use italics, big and small capitals, dashes, hyphens, initials, etc. Writers who do their own typesetting often produce mediocre results. Likewise, trade publishers sacrifice typographic aesthetics when … More ☛

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]]> Book Design Basics – Drop Caps and Initial Impressions https://speakipedia.com/book-design-part-6/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:11:56 +0000 http://theworldsgreatestbook.com/?p=1848 NITIAL CAPITALS have historical roots in the early days of book design; their use predates the printing press and the invention of moveable type. Today’s initial caps are not as fancy as those carefully rendered in gold leaf in ancient … More ☛

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]]> Book Design Basics: Small Capitals – Avoiding Capital Offenses https://speakipedia.com/book-design-part-5/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:11:52 +0000 http://theworldsgreatestbook.com/?p=1460 Use of Small Capitals—uppercase characters designed at lowercase scale—is one aspect of writing and book design that isn’t taught in grammar school. We all know every sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with a period. We all should … More ☛

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