Announcing a New CreativePro Ebook: TypeTalk Volume 1
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No doubt, fans of Ilene Strizver’s TypeTalk column have missed her writing since she bid us farewell back in January. But now you folks can get your fix in ebook form, as TypeTalk Volume 1 is now available!
This 154-page PDF ebook collects some of the best TypeTalk articles in one handy place, with topics ranging from selecting typefaces to nitty gritty details like kerning. Pick up a copy today to have quick answers to your type questions right at your fingertips.
Here’s the full table of contents:
- How To Select the Right Type for Any Job
- Anatomy of a Typeface
- Italic vs. Oblique
- Type Classifications
- Eight Timeless Typefaces
- Vertical Alignment
- Horizontal Alignment
- Fine-Tuning Your Type: Hyphenation
- Hung Punctuation and Optical Margin Alignment
- Creative Indents
- Point Size and Letter Spacing
- Kerning Principles
- The Ins and Outs of Tracking
- Why Distorting Type Is a Crime
- Glyph Positioning and Baseline Shift
- Know Your Hyphens and Dashes
- The Definitive Guide to Quotes, Apostrophes, and Primes
- Finessing the Details of Type: Trademark and Copyright Symbols
- Choosing and Using Swash Characters
- A Blizzard of White Space Characters
- Typography for Presentations
- Designing for the Aging Eye
- Footnotes and Endnotes
- How to Create Sharp Digital Type Images
- Fun with Pattern Fonts
Packed from cover to cover with useful information, this is destined to become an essential resource for anyone interested in learning about typography and improving the skills for working with type.
Grab your copy of TypeTalk Volume 1 now for just $14.95 at the InDesignSecrets store!
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