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Napoleon and the Courier Font
Features: Written by Frank J. Romano on August 4, 2008
This is a tale about Napoleon, the Rosetta Stone, typewriters, and font errors. Yes, they are all related.
HerGeekness Says: Convert a File, Any File
Features: Written by Anne-Marie "HerGeekness" Concepcion on July 9, 2008
When clients hand you files so ancient or obscure that they're unreadable, don't despair. Part 1 of my file conversion survival kit will have you repurposing those files lickety split -- without asking the client to lift a finger, and without forcing you to buy every application under the sun just to open the occasional weirdo document.
InDesign Inspiration
Features: Written by Terri Stone on June 30, 2008
Nick Sherman uses Adobe InDesign for everything from band buttons to cookbooks for kids with cancer. Check out his work in this inspiring article.
Set Them Free!
Features: Written by Anne-Marie "HerGeekness" Concepcion on May 5, 2008
Find and use the free images and photos hidden in common applications.
TypeTalk: It's Fontariffic!
Features: Written by Ilene Strizver on February 22, 2008
Answers to your questions about awkward spaces, "prime" time, and free fonts.
Scanning Around With Gene: Five Years on a Flatbed
Features: Written by Gene Gable on February 6, 2008
On the occasion of five years writing his column for CreativePro.com, Gene Gable looks back on what he's learned scanning everything from dirty cocktail napkins to old record-albums. That, and the difference between a quail and a pheasant.
TypeTalk: Fast Answers to Font Questions
Features: Written by Ilene Strizver on January 23, 2008
Are smart quotes always curly? Are headlines always left aligned? When is it OK to use ampersands? And how do you find and use true small caps?
TypeTalk: Practical Tips You Can Use
Features: Written by Ilene Strizver on December 21, 2007
From how to break long URLs to the epic struggle between em dashes and en dashes, we have the answers to your typographic quandaries.
TypeTalk: A Cornucopia of Font Facts
Features: Written by Ilene Strizver on November 19, 2007
This month, learn how to handle scaling surprises, PDFs that need editing, an optical font family, and those weird marks some editor scribbled on your layout.
Desert Island Reading
Features: Written by Terri Stone on November 5, 2007
Last month, I received an email message from someone setting up a new graphic design department at a university.
TypeTalk: Do's and Don'ts
Features: Written by Ilene Strizver on October 24, 2007
This month's column covers spaces, faces, traces, and more!
TypeTalk: Waddya Wanna Know?
Features: Written by Ilene Strizver on September 21, 2007
While type may seem like a niche topic, it covers a surprisingly large territory. This column ranges far and wide: from stylistic sets to text boxes to point sizes to hyperlinks.
TypeTalk: Counter Intelligence
Features: Written by Ilene Strizver on August 31, 2007
Got a question, any question, about type, typography, or fonts? We have the answers!
Year-Round School
Features: Written by Terri Stone on August 27, 2007
Thanks to the Internet, back-to-school time isn't limited to the fall anymore. These online resources can help you improve your skills and invigorate your creativity.
Scanning Around With Gene: Part 2 of That '70s Type!
Features: Written by Gene Gable on August 22, 2007
Gas was in short supply during some of the 1970s, but not so great type designs. Several new companies and technologies emerged that made that period the decade of display type. While good headlines were still set one letter at a time, new technology gave both designers and typesetters almost unlimited options. The results, says Gene Gable, while not always readable, were at least nice to look at.
Scanning Around With Gene: Part 1 of That '70s Type!
Features: Written by Gene Gable on August 15, 2007
The decade from 1970 to 1980 stands out for many reasons, from sideburns to Richard Nixon to disco. But the things Gene Gable remembers most fondly are the decorative, bold, and sometimes goofy type designs.
TypeTalk: Information, Activation, Matching Feet, and Style Sheets
Features: Written by Ilene Strizver on July 25, 2007
The newest installment of our type column is bursting with stuff you need to know.
Fonts: They've Been Everywhere
Features: Written by Frank J. Romano on July 18, 2007
Follow along as we travel from hot metal type to phototypesetting, to Type 1, to TrueType, to OpenType, then end the journey with a rousing rendition of a type-centric Johnny Cash song. Who knew the Man in Black was a font fan?
TypeTalk: Your Fountain of Font Facts
Features: Written by Ilene Strizver on June 22, 2007
This month, read about em and en dashes in print and on the Web; specimen books; and the best way to convert quotation marks and primes from dumb to smart and back again.
TypeTalk: What You Want to Know
Features: Written by Ilene Strizver on May 21, 2007
Questions and answers on word spacing, kerning, tracking, period placement, missing fonts, and font-size confusion.