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Mac is not a typewriter, The Robin Williams

Mac is not a typewriter, The By Robin Williams

Mac is not a typewriter, The by Robin Williams


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Summary

Appropriate for introductory courses on print publishing, desktop publishing, typography, or document production, this book provides students with simple, logical principles for using type to produce professional documents. Some of the topics include: real vs. generic quotation marks, the correct use of en and em dashes, tabs, indents, and more.

Mac is not a typewriter, The Summary

Mac is not a typewriter, The by Robin Williams

One of the most popular Macintosh books ever written, The Mac is not a typewriter has been called the Strunk and White of typography. Best-selling author Robin Williams's simple, logical principles for using type to produce beautiful, professional documents are as true now as they were when the original edition was published in 1989. This updated edition includes new examples and expanded information dedicated to the practical advice that made the first edition an enduring bestseller. Throughout, Robin shows you the small details that separate the pros from the amateurs: typographer versus typewriter quotation marks, en and em dashes, tabs and indents, kerning, leading, white space, widows and orphans, and hanging punctuation. If you prepare documents, you'll find The Mac is not a typewriter, Second Edition an indispensable guide. And those who read your documents will recognize the work of a pro, even if they don't know a curly quote from curly fries.

About Robin Williams

Robin Williams is the author of more than 20 best-selling and award-winning books, including The Little Mac Book, The Non-Designer's Design Book, The Non-Designer's Web Book, and Robin Williams Design Workshop and Web Design Workshop. Through her writing, teaching, and seminars, Robin has influenced an entire generation of computer users in the areas of design, typography, desktop publishing, the Mac, and the World Wide Web.

Table of Contents

Preface. 1. One Space Between Sentences. 2. Quotation Marks. 3. Apostrophes. 4. Dashes. 5. Special Characters. 6. Accent Marks. 7. Underlining. 8. Capitals. 9. Kerning. 10. Tabs and Indents. 11. Widows & Orphans. 12. Hyphenations & Line Breaks. 13. Leading, or Linespace. 14. Paragraph Spacing. 15. Justified Text. 16. Hanging the Punctuation. 17. Serif and Sans Serif Fonts. 18. Combining Typefaces. 19. Numerals in Odd Places. 20. Miscellaneous. 21. On the Web. 22. Quiz. Appendix A. Appendix B. Index. Colophon.

Additional information

GOR002947238
9780201782639
0201782634
Mac is not a typewriter, The by Robin Williams
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Pearson Education (US)
20030429
96
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