Monthly Archives: May 2018

Coloration has nothing to do with color in typography

This is my third essay on Typographic Discipline. You can read the previous edition here. The word “color” or “coloration” is a term used to describe the texture of typography – its visual impact as a block of copy. It … Continue reading

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Microsoft Word and the newest Amendment to the Constitution

In my most recent essay on Typographic Discipline I discussed apostrophes and quotation marks. Those are important, and they are the most common typographic audacity I see every day. In today’s essay I want to bring to your attention the … Continue reading

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Introducing Typographic Discipline

After taking several months off from blogging, I am back with a new special column called Typographic Discipline. In the coming months I will be writing and illustrating essays that describe how to create excellent typography. I feel that this … Continue reading

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