Ok if you are using " on your cover 1st make sure they are real quotes. And HANG them here is how to do it. You have to be in the Paragraph "panel".
Monday, April 1, 2013
No Widows
Sorry don't want to be insensitive but in typography we have to delete the world of widows.
Hyphen, En Dash, Em Dash
We learned them last semester but you have forgotten...
hyphen -
en dash (option - ) –
em dash (option shift - ) —
hyphen -
en dash (option - ) –
em dash (option shift - ) —
THREE is the magic number!
Ok not sure you have learned this so here it is...
Do not use more than 3 different type sizes on any composition. So on your bookjackets (front, back, spine, flaps) try using only 3 different sizes. If after you have tried 3 and really feel you need a forth then go for 4 sizes.
Also if you are using only 1 font use up to 3 styles, no more
If you are using 2 fonts (one serif, one sans serif) no more than 2 styles in each of those fonts.
NEVER (ok there are exceptions) use 2 Sans Serif font or 2 Serif fonts in the same composition.
The exception is if one of the fonts is a "display" font.
Do not use more than 3 different type sizes on any composition. So on your bookjackets (front, back, spine, flaps) try using only 3 different sizes. If after you have tried 3 and really feel you need a forth then go for 4 sizes.
Also if you are using only 1 font use up to 3 styles, no more
If you are using 2 fonts (one serif, one sans serif) no more than 2 styles in each of those fonts.
NEVER (ok there are exceptions) use 2 Sans Serif font or 2 Serif fonts in the same composition.
The exception is if one of the fonts is a "display" font.
No Faking Small Caps
can't be any uglier than a fake small caps Don't click that BUTTON use a font with small caps or don't use them at all EVER!
Saturday, March 9, 2013
Join ProtoType FB Group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/KUPrototype/
Join the ProtoType facebook group (some of you have joined already). It is a place to find out about events, internships, tips from peers and alumni....
Join the ProtoType facebook group (some of you have joined already). It is a place to find out about events, internships, tips from peers and alumni....
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Sunday, March 3, 2013
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Saturday, February 2, 2013
The Bell Jar
Dark, witty and painful, Sylvia Plath's
The Bell Jar has disturbed and enthralled readers from the moment it
was published under a pseudonym in 1963 – months before the poet and
writer killed herself.
Now the novel is once again stirring up strong emotions, with the publisher Faber accused of portraying the book as glorified chick lit through its design for the book's 50th anniversary edition.
The cover – featuring a young woman fixing her makeup in a powder compact – has been criticised for misrepresenting the work and trivialising its content. continue reading
Now the novel is once again stirring up strong emotions, with the publisher Faber accused of portraying the book as glorified chick lit through its design for the book's 50th anniversary edition.
The cover – featuring a young woman fixing her makeup in a powder compact – has been criticised for misrepresenting the work and trivialising its content. continue reading
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