23rd
January
2005
“If you have ever looked closely at one of the P22 key charts you will notice several dashes, well, six to be exact. These dashes are the hyphen, minus sign, en dash, em dash, macron and underscore. Don’t stop reading! These dashes are found in every font because each has a specific typographic and grammatical use, but you’ll probably need to use only three of them.”
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23rd
January
2005
“Do you guys follow the graphic design field? I do, if in my usual half-assed, raggedy way. I know some designers; I’ve been through some histories; I have a shelf — a short shelf, but still — of books, some of which I’ve spent actual time with … Years ago I even took a couple of graphic design courses, learning the hard way how completely I lack graphic-design talent. I’m also a regular visitor over at the design blog DesignObserver. It’s become one of my favorite online hang-outs…”
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