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May 16th, 2012

Space, space and a half, double-space Horrors!

Space, space and a half, or double space?

None of the above! This is why we use leading instead of spacing. Spacing is old typewriter terminology. The three options listed above were the only ones available for typewriters. In almost every case (unless you are trying to mimic a typewriter) a single space is too

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April 4th, 2012

Sizing your type

The major point to remember is that all letters of a given typeface and a given size fit into rectangles that are the same height.

We’re spending a lot of time on this because it is an important concept to understand. Often paragraphs or lines of type look very different in size, but in

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