Extending control of digital typography

Author

Karow, Peter

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Visible language. 1998, Num. 2, Vol. 32, p. 100-127

ISSN

0022-2224

Abstract (en)

Increasingly refined typographic fit is possible in digitally composed documents. While micro-typography in current documents is crudely shrunk or expanded to solve problems of typographic distribution or fit, the result is both obvious and ugly. In contrast, the system presented in this article solves space problems quietly and harmoniously. Using eight interactive parameters, the author visually demonstrates and discusses the strategy for paragraph-fit, page-fit, chapter-fit and one-page-fit. These practical additions to control micro-typography increase the speed and quality of overall document production and ease the task of the reader.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1945-present -- Pictorial arts -- Prints and illustration
• Digital writing
• Typography
• 1900-2000

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1945-présent -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- Estampe et illustration
• Ecriture digitale
• Typographie
• 1900-2000

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19990401-00202899

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