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Samakimoto Graphics
08-08-2006, 06:34 AM
Thought I'd share something I came across recently.

Setting type sounds easy until you make certain errors, that may not be obvious to you but make for difficult legibility.

Here's a link to 5 main steps to type setting:



http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/five_simple_steps_to_better_typography/

distruktor
08-08-2006, 07:03 AM
insight full link, it did make me smile though as the guy is preaching about typography and on the reversing out section he has hyphenation splitting words over lines, double spaces after full stops and widows.

I know its only dummy text but hey, practice what you preach ;)

Samakimoto Graphics
08-08-2006, 07:39 AM
Yup!

Somewhere along the blog he corrects himself and promises to change his bad habits

distruktor
08-08-2006, 07:42 AM
lol... that's funny.