Practical Typography Tutorials

Desktop publishing is about combining text and graphics. On the text side, designers use fonts to make the text look good. There are specific tried and true methods of using type in desktop publishing to accomplish the designer's goals. These practical typography tutorials include:
• How to choose the right fonts
• How to use expert characters including diacriticals and ligatures
• How to improve legibility and readability
• How to arrange type on the page, with or without accompanying graphic elements
• How to use typography creatively to communicate more than just the basic meaning of the words

Choosing Fonts (29) Special Characters (26) Creative Typography (30) Text Composition (67)

Titles - Heading Elements

Typically headlines and titles are larger and more prominent than other text. These visual cues signal the start of a book, a magazine, an article, or a major division in a publication such as chapter of a book or a sub-section of a report.

Body - Text Elements

Body copy is the main text found in the publications we read. It is the text of the stories and articles. Body copy is not the headlines. Beyond the actual words, the body of a document uses paragraph and character emphasis and organizational elements to aid in the reading and comprehension of the material.

Navigation - Sectional Elements

Longer publications such as books, newsletters, and annual reports need some way to help readers find specific information within the document. From a table of contents to page numbers, sectional elements provide a means of navigating through and finding specific portions of a document.

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