Setting word spacing trick in InDesign

Here is a very efficient and worthy skill to know to get smoother body copy. This works particularly well in Justified type. Sorry that this is only for Indesign, but you Quark users can look in your Hyphenation & Justification dialog box and check that out.



**NOTE THAT in Indesign you SHOULD NOT set the Glyph Scaling to more than 97 %, 100%, and 103% as fonts may warp.

Typeface Anatomy and Glossary

Here’s a glossary of common type terminology, which along with the FAQs may answer many font related questions.

Kerning Tips

TypeTalk is a regular blog on typography. Post your questions and comments by clicking on the Comments icon above. If Ilene answers your question in the blog, you'll receive one Official Creativepro.com T-Shirt!

Q. Kerning is a black art I have yet to get my head around. How much is too much? Is it purely visual or can it be mathematical?

A. Kerning is the adjustment of space between two specific characters. While there usually are hundreds of kern pairs built into a font, sometimes you have to make manual kern adjustments -- mostly to display type -- to balance out the negative spaces between some letter combinations.

Continue reading more......

Part 1: the Basic Principles.

Part 2: The Series on Kerning

More Ellen Lupton: InDesign Crash Course and Type Crimes

Hello!

INTERMEDIATE DESIGN
genevieve williams
spring 2010
egenevievewilliams@gmail.com
ta: elisa maezono
ehmaezono@gmail.com

My name is Elisa, I'll be your ta this semester.

This is the class blog where you'll find your assignments, inspiration, events, tips and resources.

Update your own blogs regularly with your progress and offer feedback on the work of your classmates.
[email me your blog addresses when you create them so I can add them to the list!]
**DISABLE WORD VERIFICATION in the settings of your blog (under comments at the bottom)**

This blog is a mine of resources - SPEND SOME TIME EXPLORING IT!
look back at old postings, check the side bar for loads of links to resources, our favorite fonts list, and older students' blogs for examples.

work hard and have fun!

-elisa

First Assignment and Thinking With Type

project one: type specimen book

research:
1) purchase ellen lupton’s book “thinking with type” and read it!
2) thorough understanding and application of the first two chapters, “letter” and “text” due 9.8, 9.10.
3) here’s a link to some of her students’ projects.
go there. download her students’ pdfs. have a look.

You can purchase Thinking with Type on Amazon or pick it up from Barnes and Noble or the Strand.

here's a link to the website for the book!



process:
1) design a sixteen page signature using twelve typefaces not found on your computer.
2) choose three serif display faces, three sans serif display faces, three serif text faces, three sans serif text faces.
3) use a text from a short story, part of a novel, long poem, or other text of your choice.
4) set (and kern properly) display faces and text blocks
5) be inventive with the form and binding of your signature

examples:

Check out David Barlow's Type Bureau Type Specimen book. Download it for your self and study it!!


student examples:

Type Index

January 15, 2010
Each year, HOW magazine compiles a list of type foundries to help graphic designers find the best fonts for their projects.
Click here to download a comprehensive list of typeface foundries, as seen in the February issue of HOW!

NYT: A Guided Tour in the Palm of Your Hand

ARTS / ART & DESIGN | January 15, 2010
Art Review | 'Design USA': A Guided Tour in the Palm of Your Hand
By ROBERTA SMITH
With its use of the iPhone as a curating device, the new show at the Cooper-Hewitt is less an exhibition than an extra-large design seminar in your head.

Type Basics

100% practical. Sketches have been made to explain some basic issues in type design during the workshops. They get used to point out some problems which raise while creating a new typeface. Only some foundations are shown, no deep sophisticated details.

Pentagram Christmas Cards

Every Christmas since 1971, Pentagram has designed and published a small annual greetings booklet and sent it to our friends, colleagues and clients. Usually designed around a game or activity, these small books are intended to provide a diversion during the hectic holiday period. The partners take turns researching and designing the books, which traditionally avoid any direct reference to the season, adopting a strong graphic vocabulary in order to set them apart from the myriad of cards received at this time of year.

Wallpaper has put together a gallery of the books from Christmases past, 1974-2008, published together for the first time. The 2009 card, currently in the mail, tweaks the format. (More on this soon.) Happy holidays!

What Type Are You?

answer four questions to find out what type you are!

Type Samples

design isn't always as groundbreaking as it may seem...take a look at some of these layout schemes:

NYT: Mistakes in Typography Grate the Purists

ARTS | November 16, 2009
Design: Mistakes in Typography Grate the Purists
By ALICE RAWSTHORN
Typographic gaffes often crop up in various public places as well as in television programs and movies, offending designers who work with typefaces on a daily basis, and study them lovingly.

All Things Typographic 1/10

From Ilene Strizver, founder of The Type Studio


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Happy New Year to all!
-- TypeTalk: You ask, we answer
-- Exploring Type-Creation Software
-- Alphabet Updated with 15 New Letters!
-- Gourmet Typography returns to SVA in NYC
-- Upcoming Typography Workshop in Boston
-- Bring Gourmet Typography to your company, school, or organization


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TypeTalk: You ask, we answer
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TypeTalk Q. I'm tired of manually cleaning up text formatting in InDesign: replacing dumb quotes, double word spaces, double hyphens, and the like. Even with Find/Change, it takes too long. Is there a faster way? Check it out...

Q. What is the difference between GIF files and JPG files? Which is better for type? Check it out...


Exploring Type-Creation Software
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font production Today's ever-expanding digital world has made it possible for anyone with a computer to try their hand at undertakings previously left to the skillful hands of highly trained artists, designers and technicians. Typeface design and font creation have been democratized, so to speak, by the availability and affordability of a wide range of type development software packages.

While knowing this software does not automatically endow the user with the talent, skill, visual acuity and experience necessary to create professional-level fonts, it offers a starting point that can take many directions, or at the very least, give the user a better understanding of what goes into a well-designed typeface, and ultimately, a quality font. Read on...


Alphabet Updated with 15 New Letters!
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alphabet update Dynamic, sleek, and even sexy is how a panel of typographic and marketing experts described the 15 new replacement letters they unveiled Monday in an effort to reinvigorate interest in the faltering English alphabet. "Forget everything you thought you knew about reading and writing," announced David Greenberg, 34, lead designer of the exciting ABC makeover. "These new letters are hip, fresh, and sure to forever change the way English speakers everywhere form their words." Take a look...


Gourmet Typography returns to SVA in NYC
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sva Once again, Ilene teaches her ever-popular Gourmet Typography class at School of Visual Arts in NYC. Take control of your type instead of letting it control you. Learn the typographic skills and secrets of type experts, including selecting the right typeface, mixing type, techniques for emphasis, fine-tuning your type, kerning and spacing, as well as typographic do's and don'ts. This course will raise the level of your design and production skills and instill an excitement and passion for typography. Check it out...


Upcoming Typography Workshop in Boston
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handsm Every creative professional, including the most seasoned designer, can benefit from learning to communicate more effectively with type. This workshop will give you the expert-level typographic skills and aesthetics necessary to visibly improve your type. It will sharpen your eye and reignite your passion for typography.

Typography for Print: The Finer Points
Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt)
Boston, MA
Friday, January 8

If you'd like to see Gourmet Typography come to Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, or any other city, let me know! Ilene


Bring Gourmet Typography to your company, school, or organization
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Gourmet Typography In today's competitive market, you need all the edge you can get. Whether you are a student or a professional, having strong typographic skills should be at the top of your list.

Bring Gourmet Typography Training right to your company, school or organization! Workshops are customized for groups of any size and designed to fit your specific needs. Sessions are scheduled for your convenience - daytime, evenings or weekends. We will design a program customized for your particular requirements.

SCHOOLS & UNIVERSITIES: Special pricing, call 203.227.5929 for details.

"I found your class to be the missing link in the field of graphic design. I have had type classes before and the content is mostly about the structure of fonts, word usage style and then how to see type as a design element. Very important classes, but not all inclusive. Having been in the field for over 16 years, I was surprised how much I learned and some of the practical information about what to do with fonts. Thanks again!"

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