typography
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Tab Is Not Indent, and Other Formatting Problems You Cause Yourself
We all want our written work to look nice. Whether you’re preparing a book for possible publication, or just writing up a document for coworkers or friends to read, you’ve probably wrestled with formatting. Weird spacing, mismatched fonts, and other errors can leave us frustrated with Word or Google Docs — but sometimes the problem…
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How to Set Your Own Default Font in Microsoft Word
Say it ain’t so, Calibri. I’ve always favoured Microsoft’s default Word font — much more so than Times New Roman, at least, which Microsoft replaced with Calibri way back in Office 2007. And while Microsoft is finally looking to shake things up again with a new default font, you don’t have to follow the whims of…
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These Statements Are Both True, But One Is Easier To Believe
Presented with these two semantically identical statements, people will believe the top one more than the bottom one. Why is this? And what does it tell us about John Keats’ famous dictum about beauty and truth?
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Video: The Complete History Of Typography (In Five Minutes)
Typography has drastically changed the way that we learn, work and communicate with each other. In the following video, stop-motion artist Ben Barrett-Forrest furiously taps his way through the medium’s rich and detailed history; from the demise of hand-written books to the origin of popular typefaces (Comic Sans gets a drubbing, naturally).
