How to Print the Baseline Grid?

Hit Ctrl-P/Apple-P in order to bring up the Print dialog. On the General tab, be sure to click Print Non-Printing Objects, Print Blank Pages, and Print Visible Guides and Baseline Grids.

InDesign Crash Course

InDesign Crash Course and Crimes Against Typography

Read these 2 sheets.

These sheets are from Ellen Lupton's type class syllabus. She is the director of Graphic Design MFA Program at MICA and author of numerous books.

Among those include Thinking with Type which we ask you to purchase and read the first two chapters.

Check out the sample pages from the 2010 revised version, here.

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All Things Typographic

ALL THINGS TYPOGRAPHIC | NOVEMBER 2010

>> TypeTalk: You ask, we answer >> From Metal to Digital, Part 1 >> Reviving Caslon, Part 2 >> Calligraffiti: An Explosive New Art Form >> Psychiatric Answering Machine >> Bring Gourmet Typography to You! . TypeTalk: You ask, we answer Q. I've been hearing a lot about Web fonts but don't understand what they are. Can you explain? Check it out... Q. What is the difference begtween Metric and Optical kerning in InDesign? Even thought InDesign has been around for many years now, this is (still) one of the most common questions I'm asked by designers. In fact, many think these settings relate to tracking, and not kerning. For this reason I feel compelled to revisit this topic to quell the continuous queries! Check it out... . From Metal to Digital, Part 1 Today's digital fonts are a tremendous boon not only to graphic designers but also to anyone who uses type. The abundance, diversity, and availability of fonts increase productivity and enhance creativity. There are more choices today than ever before in the history of type and design. But this newfound "freedom" comes at a price. Read on... . Reviving Caslon, Part 2: Readability, Affability, Authority A scholarly, informative, well-illustrated article by William Berkson. The first half is an exploration of readability in general, and sets up the second half which explores Caslon, its history, and its many interpretations, including Berkson's own version, Williams Caslon Text. Read on... . Calligraffiti: An Explosive New Art Form By mixing beautiful and traditional calligraphy with the rawness and grittiness of graffiti, Niels Meulman gives a whole new way of appreciating both art forms. Meulman, also known as Shoe, is an artist, designer and art director who was born in Amsterdam and who's worked at international ad agencies like BBDO and television networks like MTV. Read on... Psychiatric Answering Machine Typography Animation Want a chuckle? Then don't miss this typographic animation which combines an imaginary psychiatrist's answering machine message with very clever motion typography. Don't miss this...

Using Grides in InDesign

Check out Computer Arts' other tutorials, here.

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All Things Typographic October 2010

ALL THINGS TYPOGRAPHIC | OCTOBER 2010

• >> TypeTalk: You ask, we answer
• >> Typesetting Mysteries, Part Two
• >> Where does our alphabet come from? The Origins of abc
• >> Free Fonts: Technical and Artistic Quality
• >> Bring Gourmet Typography to you!

TypeTalk: You ask, we answer
Q. Is there a quick, easy way to format fractions in InDesign when you're using fonts that aren't OpenType? Check it out...
Q. What are the most typographic blind spots that you come across? Check it out...


Typesetting Mysteries, Part Two
Three more typesetting tribulations are "demystified" in this second installment of an ongoing periodic fy(t)i series: Jumpy line spacing within a paragraph, at the end of a paragraph, as well as quirky (and undesired) kerning and letterspacing. Read on...
Read Part 1 (if you missed it).

Where does our alphabet come from? The Origins of abc
We see it every day on signs, billboards, packaging, in books and magazines; in fact, you are looking at it now - the Latin or Roman alphabet, the world's most prolific, most widespread abc. Typography is a relatively recent invention, but to unearth the origins of alphabets, we will need to travel much farther back in time, to an era contemporaneous with the emergence of (agricultural) civilisation itself. Read on...

Free Fonts: Technical and Artistic Quality
Can't resist the urge to download free fonts? Then proceed with caution. Here's a list of things you definitely need to check when picking a free font for a design, according to typography expert Yves Peters. Read on...
My thoughts on the subject (scroll to bottom): Free fonts - boon or bust?.

In Design Crash Course - Ellen Lupton

Read these two sheets. They're full of useful typography tips.
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Setting up a Baseline Grid in InDesign

Found this useful tutorial in typophile, so posting the whole thing:

Good clean typography is a fundemental skill of any designer. Most designers believe they have good typography but in my experience it is something which is developed through time and experience. I think we all begin our design lives with a desire to be outrageously creative, and only as we mature, begin realise that simplicity and structure is just as, if not more important. In this article, I will go through some simple steps to acheive good clean well structured typography in Adobe Indesign. The first step is to choose your typefont. In this case I have chosen a simple standard font of Helvetica Neue. I have set it up at 10pt size and 12pt leading. It is important to consider legibility at this point. I try not to go below 9pt for any brochure or printed material, but if the document is to be viewed digitally such as a pdf, it is worth doing it larger. Next choose how many columns you want the page to be. Here you must consider aesthetics and legibility. Columns are important as they help give the page more structure, but also make a printed document easier to read. Studies show that 8-10 words per line is the most legible and I have tried to reflect this by choosing a 4 column layout. Also, consider border dimensions and the space between the columns. It is common for the space between columns to be half of the border length. In my example I have chosen a 10mm border and 5mm between the columns. Already we see that the page is taking shape. As I have already said, I believe structure is the key to good typography, and these four columns and borders will provide the structure for the entire document. If it is a brochure it will help bring consistency to the whole thing. Images and quotes could should all submit to this grid.

So we have set up a grid vertically, the next step will be to set up a horizontal or baseline grid, which all our text will stick to. This is a key factor to good typography and InDesign is a great bit of software as it has all the tools to makew this process simple. We have already chosen our leading (12pt) so we will set up a grid to reflect this. Go to the top bar menu InDesign>Preferences>Grid. This menu box should display.

Start the grid at 10mm in accordance with your borders. Type into the Increment Every box, 12pt in accordance with your type leading. Press OK. The grid is now set up, to make it visible, go to the top bar menu again, View>Grids and Guides>Show baseline Grid. You will now see guides running across the page horizontally at the same leading as your type. Now make your type stick to the grid. Bring up the paragraph display box, Window>Type and Tables>Paragraph. Select your type box and click on the Align to baseline grid button in the bottom right hand corner. All type lines should now stick perfectly to your grid lines. All further type we will insert from now on will also be made to align to this grid. Now we will add a heading. The key here is to set the leading up that it will align nicely to our already set up baseline grid. I have set my title at 95pt with a leading of 72pt. Basically I have made the leading to be a multiple of the 12pt our baseline grid is already set up to. This way each line can naturally line up with a line of the body text. The title size also allows it to sit nicely and not overlap at all. If the tops of letters such as h is hitting a lower curve of a g it can reduce legibility and also make it ugly. Don’t forget to click the Align to baseline grid button on the paragraph formating box again. Also select a text wrap so the text will not overlap the heading but flow round it. It should look something like this.

I shall now add an introduction paragraph in the exact same way. This time I will select 24pt leading, again a multiple of our 12pt grid. Align it to the grid and it should look something like this…

As you can see, everything is aligning perfectly giving the page a neat structured feel. In most cases I try to keep the alignment consistent, but in this case I have been a bit creative and made the intro and title right aligned to stick to the body text paragraph and give a crisp centre line.

So thats it, I have waffled on long enough. Hope you enjoyed this tutorial.Typography is a massive subject, and this article just includes some of the things that have helped me. For more tutorials and articles on type go to, typophile.com

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In Design Crash Course - Ellen Lupton

InDesign Crash Course and Crimes Against Typography...
These sheets are from Ellen Lupton's type class syllabus. She is the director of Graphic Design MFA Program at MICA and author of the book " Thinking with Type".

Read these 2 sheets.

The Type Studio - Ilene Strizver

Stay on the cutting edge, typographically speaking! -- TypeTalk: You ask, we answer -- Fonts on the Web -- Typeface (the film) -- Clients from HELL -- Bring Gourmet Typography to your company, school, or organization

TypeTalk: You ask, we answer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Q. Are there guidelines for setting type on a curve? Check it out... Q. I see so many business cards that contain phone numbers with bad spacing. What is the best way to remedy this? Check it out...

Fonts on the Web ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Why can't you use whatever fonts you want on a Web site? Which can you use? Of the still present techno-quirks and design challenges, one of primary ones (for designers, that is) is limitations of fonts on the Web. Part One: Web-safe fonts In Part One, we talked about two practical ways to work within current typography limitations on the web: first, using web-safe fonts and, second, treating type as a graphic. Happily, in today's rapidly-evolving world of technology, there are advances on the web horizon that will expand your typographic freedom and increase your font choices dramatically. Part Two: What's next?

Typeface (the film) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Justine Nagan's feature-length documentary Typeface tells the story of the Hamilton Wood Type Museum in rural Wisconsin. Director Justine Nagan first stumbled upon this museum while on a drive through the Midwest, stopping for an ice-cream sundae in Two Rivers, Wisconsin (arguably the birthplace of the treat). Amazed by the historic block-long warehouse which houses over 1.5 million wood letterforms, Nagan soon began work on her first film for Chicago-based Kartemquin Films, a not-for-profit film studio where Nagan now serves as executive director. Read on...

Clients from HELL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A collection of anonymously contributed client horror stories from designers. Not strictly typographic, but entertaining nonetheless. Take a look...

Bring Gourmet Typography to your company, school, or organization ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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. 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.

The Type Studio by Ilene Strizver

Fall back to typography. Here's the latest scoop:
-- TypeTalk: You ask, we answer
-- Hanging Characters in QuarkXPress 8
-- Words at Play
-- Font Fight
-- Upcoming Typography Workshops
-- Gourmet Typography Discount LAST MONTH
-- The Type Studio now on Twitter

TypeTalk: You ask, we answer
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Q. You've written about figures in Open Type fonts, both oldstyle and lining variants and tabular and proportional spacing. But I have trouble figuring out which fonts have which. Can you help unravel this numerical mystery? Check it out...

Q. What is the difference between Times Roman and Times New Roman, and why are both listed in my font menu? Is Times Roman the "Old" version? Please explain! Check it out...

Hanging Characters in QuarkXPress 8
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Hanging punctuation has long been one of the hallmarks of expert typography. Adobe InDesign CS has provided for this with its Optical Margin Alignment. This feature makes it a snap to achieve an optically aligned margin - an effect you previously had to create manually, and painstakingly, with desktop publishing software. Quark 8 has finally stepped up to the plate, and now contains a very robust feature with precise and customizable controls for hanging characters. Read on...

Words at Play
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Spell out "words at play" with the floating characters, and see where it takes you. This book was created as a special project to celebrate the power of words, the beauty of typography, and the creativity of designers Roberto de Vicq and Matteo Bologna. Take a look...

Font Fight
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More on Helvetica and Arial, who get into a good old fashioned rumble in this College Humor video, which is a sequel to the the very funny Font Conference. Check it out...



Upcoming Typography Workshops
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Every creative professional, including the most seasoned designer, can benefit from learning to communicate more effectively with type. This workshop will give you the expert-level typographic skills and aesthetics necessary to visibly improve your type. It will sharpen your eye and reignite your passion for typography.

Gourmet Typography 1 and 2
TDC
New York
Friday, December 4
Part 1: 9 to 12
Part 2: 1 to 4

Typography for Print: The Finer Points
Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt)
Boston
Friday, January 8

If you'd like to see Gourmet Typography come to Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, or any other city, let me know! Ilene


Gourmet Typography Discount LAST MONTH
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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: $300 off workshops booked through December.
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.

Type Studio was conceived, designed and built by Ilene Strizver.
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The Type Studio

Typography Saving time!
-- TypeTalk: You ask, we answer
-- Continuing Studies in Typography
-- Know your type: Gill Sans
-- Can tell Arial from Helvetica?
-- Gourmet Typography STIMULUS Discount
-- The Type Studio now on Twitter

TypeTalk: You ask, we answer
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Q. What is an interrobang? Check it out...

Q. Should the overall letter spacing of type change as its size gets larger or smaller? Check it out...

Q. Should I pay attention to how a headline breaks, or is that the job of the writer and copy editor? Check it out...


Continuing Studies in Typography
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Do you love typography? Have you ever thought about pursuing, or have you even dabbled in, typeface design? Then you might consider going back to school to further your knowledge and expand your career possibilities. Read on...


Know your type: Gill Sans
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Called the "Helvetica of England" Gill Sans is the subject of idsgn's sixth installment in a series entitled Know your type.This relatively new design blog writes about about the things we see and enjoy (or sometimes hate) as designers. They talk about graphic design, branding, typography, and sometimes post a video or two. Take a look...


Can tell Arial from Helvetica?
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So you think you can tell Arial from Helvetica? David Friedman, in his Ironic Sans blog, has taken 20 logos that were originally designed in Helvetica, and redone them in Arial. Can you tell which is the original and which is the remake? Test your skills...


Gourmet Typography STIMULUS Discount
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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: $300 off workshops booked through December.
SCHOOLS & UNIVERSITIES: Special pricing, call 203.227.5929 for details.

For more info, click here or call 203.227.5929.

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info@thetypestudio.com
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In Design Crash Course - Ellen Lupton

InDesign Crash Course and Crimes Against Typography...
These sheets are from Ellen Lupton's type class syllabus. She is the director of Graphic Design MFA Program at MICA and author of the book " Thinking with Type".

Read these 2 sheets.
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Styling Sets - The Type Studio

Some typefaces have alternate characters in Stylistic Sets. Here's how to use these sets and add typographic interest to text.
Written by Ilene Strizver

Check out other type Q&As, click here.

The Type Studio - Ilene Strizver

TypeTalk by Ilene Strizver
Q. What's the purpose of the character that looks like a lowercase f with a short crossbar? And why is it in some fonts but not others? Check it out...

Q. Is there a way to justify a series of unrelated words and word groups in InDesign so the space between them automatically adjusts with the width of the text box while keeping the word groups together? Check it out...

Q. Are there official terms for the variants of the lowercase a and lowercase g? Check it out...

Q. Is it possible to add kerns to a font used in a document so that the kerns are in effect for the entire document? Check it out...
Check out rest of this newsletter, here.

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InDesign tips

Click the link below for InDesign type tips:
http://editdesign101.blogspot.com/search/label/InDesign

For further references please check the labels regularly.
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Type Tips & Tricks: InDesign CS3

by Ilene Strizver
There's a list of type tips with screen shots.
It includes some of the most powerful, useful—and yet often invisible and misunderstood—typographic features of InDesign CS3.
If you want to polish up the appearance of your text type please read it.
For the full article click here.
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Ellen Lupton Type Tips - Read these

InDesign Crash Course and Crimes Against Typography...

These sheets are from Ellen Lupton's type class syllabus. She is the director of Graphic Design MFA Program at MICA and author of the book " Thinking with Type".
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