Raphaël FreemanDec 28, 20182 min6. Optical WeightsOptical weights are designed to be set at different sizes so in our example above of the footnotes, we might set the footnotes in the small
Raphaël FreemanDec 21, 20182 min5. Who or What is More Superior?This is the fifth of a 10-part series of the Ten Keys to Seamless Typesetting. In our last installment we talked about the importance of...
Raphaël FreemanOct 28, 20183 min4. To Cap or Not to Cap?If I were to ask you what laser or radar stands for, you might be surprised to find out that they are both acronyms. You can click on the wo
Raphaël FreemanMar 25, 20181 minMarking the PDF after the pictures have been placedHowever, if the quality of the image is not good enough for press, then the image will be imported as large as possible such that it will be
Raphaël FreemanMar 2, 20183 min2. LigaturesThe most classic ligature is the fi ligature. If you look at the image at the top of this page, you will see in the Arno font, if the f and
Raphaël FreemanFeb 26, 20183 min1. Text FiguresThere are essentially four sets of numbers (ignoring superscripts etc.) that we need to deal with. Just like the letters of the alphabet, we
Raphaël FreemanFeb 2, 20181 min3. How to Kern Like a ProThis is the third of a 10-part series of the Ten Keys to Seamless Typesetting. Kerning is a necessary part of the typesetting process....
Raphael FreemanDec 20, 20171 minḤanukaSo there was a recent post on InDesign Secrets on how to find Ḥanuka in a document since it is spelt in so many different ways. One of...
Raphaël FreemanDec 6, 20171 minBalancing the bookWhen the manuscript is complete and there are no more corrections, the next stage is the final one of “balancing” the book. This is the...
Raphaël FreemanSep 29, 20176 minOops I made a mistakeHistory It’s worth taking a step back to see how the process worked not that long ago. You would have typed up your manuscript on a...
Raphaël FreemanApr 12, 20174 minWidows and Orphans: Some of the Most Common Typesetting No NosA widow is the last line of a paragraph at the top of a page. An orphan is the first line of a paragraph at bottom of a page.
Raphael FreemanMar 9, 20174 minWord vs InDesign for your Book: an Expert AnalysisThe change of typeface has improved the situation overall, but it hasn’t addressed the biggest problem – spacing. In picture 3 we have taken
Raphaël FreemanMar 2, 20173 minPage Margin CalculationsThere are various systems in calculating the margins around the page. My favorite is the above. The top and inside ( i ) margin are 1/9 of t
Raphaël FreemanFeb 15, 20173 minWhat is the Half-Title Page?In a previous article, The Anatomy of a Book, I discussed the various elements that exist in a book. Essentially the prelims, the body of...
Raphaël FreemanFeb 14, 20171 minSetting the page margins in InDesignFor quite some time, I would fiddle with the values until they were just so, but I decided that there must be a better way of doing this. I
Raphaël FreemanFeb 3, 20173 minThe Typesetter’s Dream SetupSo how does one build the ideal typesetting setup? Ultimately it comes down to the display. Not the memory, nor the processor. I even put in
Raphaël FreemanJan 31, 20171 minBoxes and Lines in Complex LayoutIn the below video I demonstrate how to achieve this in InDesign as well as quickly showing another favorite typesetting trick of mine of ho
Raphaël FreemanJan 30, 20173 minHow to prepare your book for typesettingAssigning styles aren’t necessary – it just can make the process for the author, editor and typesetter more efficent. However, as long as th
Raphaël FreemanJan 27, 20173 minTypesetting Mistakes From the Inauguration Invitation – Lessons for Every DesignerThis particular problem continues throughout the program. On page 6, however, things start to deteriorate. Although the designer used true s