12-09-2008, 04:14 AM
I am a notable expert on typography, because I read a few pages on the topic last night. Go ahead. Ask me about kerning and ligatures; I can now actually remember what each of those things are.
Basically, different typefaces lend different moods and like that. Otherwise, I guess we'd all be using Arial.
(I know enough about typography to understand that some people that's possibly the most wretched idea in the world.)
Anyway, I'm writing a letter to a big ol' company...mentioned a few posts down...and created a teeny AppleScript (see same post) to have the document cycle through each of several typefaces, automatically.
In a nutshell, seeing the entire document change appearance makes a whole lot more sense than just viewing each typeface in the font menu. I was pleased to see just how different the document feels with every change.
So, that's it. I found out a neat thing. :-)
Basically, different typefaces lend different moods and like that. Otherwise, I guess we'd all be using Arial.
(I know enough about typography to understand that some people that's possibly the most wretched idea in the world.)
Anyway, I'm writing a letter to a big ol' company...mentioned a few posts down...and created a teeny AppleScript (see same post) to have the document cycle through each of several typefaces, automatically.
In a nutshell, seeing the entire document change appearance makes a whole lot more sense than just viewing each typeface in the font menu. I was pleased to see just how different the document feels with every change.
So, that's it. I found out a neat thing. :-)