Great reference! I found this book years ago on clearance for some ridiculously low price at a Crown Books (like a small Borders or Barnes & Noble) that was going out of business. Out of an entire store full of throwaways, here was this gem sitting there all by itself an an almost empty shelf. Wonderful book, and the weekend on the couch would be well spent.
Tim -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of mkopen Sent: Monday, August 19, 2013 10:42 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: OT: Font suggestions for book? (Scott Turner) Robert Bringhurst, Elements of Typographic Style, if anyone wants to spend a weekend on the couch ... Cheers, Mike > > I have a fondness for Minion or Garamond. I think you can find a free > font that is similar to these. However, the cost is relatively small, > so purchase should be considered. > > The advantage if Minion and Garamond is that they both have a > relatively low height to width ratio, making them very readable. If > you opt for a free font, look for that. Avoid Times, it's narrow, > designed for newspaper columns. > > On Aug 15, 2013, at 17:22, "VLM TechSubs" > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Greetings everyone, > > > > I?m working in FM 8, Win 7 x64 on a book that will be published this Fall. I?ve now been asked to do the book design, in addition to most of the writing and basic template design. The subject matter is primarily financial ? it?s a book about the history of taxation. It?s not a scholarly work at all, but rather one designed to ?wake up? American teens and young adults to some of the issues involved. Footnotes are used here and there, but more for explanation of background/details than in a traditional sense as references. The book will be published in a standard 6x9 format, paperback. > > > > All that having been said ? What are people?s favorite or > > recommended fonts for such a project. And since this is being published on a shoestring budget with a nonprofit/educational bent, suggestions of free fonts would be most welcome. > > > > Well, thanks in advance! > > > > Best regards, > > Elchanan > > _______________________________________________ > > _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to framers as [email protected]. Send list messages to [email protected]. To unsubscribe send a blank email to [email protected] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/tpann%40telecomsys.com Send administrative questions to [email protected]. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The information contained in this message may be privileged and/or confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, or responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, any review, forwarding, dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication or any attachment(s) is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately, and delete it and all attachments from your computer and network. _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to framers as [email protected]. Send list messages to [email protected]. To unsubscribe send a blank email to [email protected] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [email protected]. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
