Recognize and correct basic typography mistakes found
in online and print communications

What's wrong with this apostrophe?

The advent of desktop publishing technologies gave us the power to compose printed pages and screens with fonts that were once available only to typesetters who knew the rules of typography. But do we know how to set-up type?

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Learn more

  • Typography Matters
    Typography on the Web: why you should do it right! An article by Erin Kissane on the A List Apart web site.
  • How to Set-Up Type?
    The WordStar for Windows web site explains all the basic rules of typography. Lenghty, but well worth reading!
  • Buried Treasures of Typography
    (PDF file: 2.3MB) A guide to typographic styling by Nick Shinn.