Selecting a book font seems simple enough, but important subtleties and fine points of typography are not obvious to the…
The following publishing advice is based on my own experiences and those of my clients. I hope you find it…
Writers often ask about the difference between "straight" or "dumb" quotation marks and traditional printers' quotes, commonly referred to as…
Page layout programs like Adobe Indesign and Quark, allow typographers to exert fine control over justified text to remove gaps…
In my work with writers, I come across many common technical problems with manuscripts. These usually spring from the best…
Few subjects arouse more passion among writers and designers than the debate over how many spaces should follow a period.…
What do you think a professional editor's pay scale should be? Assume that a proofreader would be at the bottom…
After completing the final draft of a manuscript for my fifth book, I wanted a reality check. I hired a…
This section on dashes, hyphens and dots goes beyond typographic aesthetics to explore how we can communicate more effectively as…
Part 2 of Fundamentals of Book Design explores optical margins, paragraph formatting and spaces. Read about margins, layout and leading…
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