Exploring the significance of typography in writing and how implementing basic typographic principles can elevate the quality of written content. Listeners are encouraged to apply the discussed insights to improve their writing skills.
Matthew Butterick: Practical Typography
Written communication may say as much about you as what you wear. Typography is more than just font.
Matthew's rankings of common system fonts
Book resource:
Garner’s Modern American Usage* by Bryan Garner
Mark Twain received the following telegram from a publisher:
NEED 2-PAGE SHORT STORY TWO DAYS.
And famously replied…
NO CAN DO 2 PAGES TWO DAYS. CAN DO 30 PAGES 2 DAYS. NEED 30 DAYS TO DO 2 PAGES.
Use one space after a sentence.
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