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Erik’s Typo Tips
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Author of Stop Stealing Sheep and creator of FF Meta, Erik Spiekermann shares his wisdom in this collection of typo tips.

With the invention of Desktop Publishing, designers found themselves setting type on their computers for the first time. Until then, they had made type specifications for the typesetters and left the job up to the professionals. As a result, you can still see classic innacuracies in typesetting, even in top quality printed matter. Here you will find some tips from Erik Spiekermann, designer and founder of the FontShop group, which might prevent some of the more obvious blunders.

1. A Capital Mistake
2. Connections
3. Quotable Quotes
4. Figuring It Out
5. Joining Forces
6. Air Space
7. Not Justified
8. Bite the Bullet
9. A Foreign Affair