Selecting a book font seems simple enough, but important subtleties and fine points of typography are not obvious to the…
In my work with writers, I come across many common technical problems with manuscripts. These usually spring from the best…
The word processor has placed new burdens on writers to understand how to use italics, big and small capitals, dashes,…
This section on dashes, hyphens and dots goes beyond typographic aesthetics to explore how we can communicate more effectively as…
Use of Small Capitals—uppercase characters designed at lowercase scale—is one aspect of writing and book design that isn’t taught in…
Part 3 of Book Design Basics explores better ways to present numbers on your pages. Numbers (called figures) look simple…
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