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All the type info you never thought you didn't know. -- TypeTalk: You ask, we answer -- Discretionary Ligatures -- The Lost Art of Type Specing -- Gourmet Typography comes to Stamford, CT -- The Type Studio now on TWITTER -- Gourmet Typography Recession Discount If this email is not displaying properly, you can view it here. Previous editions can be viewed here.

TypeTalk: You ask, we answer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Q. What are ambigrams? Check it out...  Q. What does the term kerning mean? Check it out...  Q. I occasionally letterspace type, but some people tell me it's a type crime. Why is that? Check it out...  Q. What do you think of using free fonts for professional design jobs? Check it out...

Discretionary Ligatures ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A discretionary ligature is more decorative in nature than a standard ligature and should be used at your discretion, as the name indicates. Fonts in the new OpenType format, which can accommodate thousands of characters, often contain discretionary ligatures. Read on...

The Lost Art of Type Specing ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ever miss the days of type specing? Even if you have no idea what that is, be sure to check out Mark Simonson's blog post on what designers used to have to do in the days before desktop publishing. Check it out...

Gourmet Typography comes to Stamford, CT ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Take control of your type instead of letting it control you! Learn how to see like you've never seen before. Whether you are a beginner or seasoned pro,Gourmet Typography Training will sharpen your eye and give you the practical skillsthat will visibly improve your type. Every creative professional regardless of specialty canlearn to communicate more effectively with type!  Friday, June 12 Stamford, CT DETAILS  "I want to thank you for the great workshop you ran at TDC last Friday. You dusted off and reinforced all of those typographic rules that I have, and have not lived by in all my years as a graphic designer.  Your down-to-earth approach to type made the session breezy and fun, and I couldn't help but visually re-spacing all the headlines I had the time to linger on during my bumper-to-bumper drive back home. Thanks again for re-igniting my spark for type!"

The Type Studio now on TWITTER ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Yes, I gave in to Twitter pressure. It's no longer your teenager's social networking tool, but a valuable source of education and information for students, educators and professionals of all kinds. Follow me at Twitter for the best of typographic rants, raves, reviews, and releases.

Gourmet Typography Recession Discount ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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.  ONSITE TRAINING: $750 off workshops scheduled through September. 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!" For more info, click here or call 203.227.5929.

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