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Learn About the Color of Type Pages in Book Design

by Joel Friedlander on April 16, 2018 5 Comments

Examples of book pages typeset in various fonts to demonstrate the variations in the overall color of your book page.

Filed Under: Book Design Tagged With: book design templates, Cochin, Filosofia, Garamond, Minion, typography

3 Typefaces for Books from Adobe’s Robert Slimbach

by Joel Friedlander on January 11, 2016 4 Comments

“Which typefaces should I use for my book?” That’s probably the question I get asked most often. It’s also the most frustrating. After all, I haven’t seen your book. I don’t know what it’s about or who it’s for or how you’re going to produce it. All of those impress themselves on the decision. Armed […]

Filed Under: Book Design Tagged With: Carol Twombly, Garamond, Jenson, Minion, Robert Slimback, typograpy

Picking Fonts for Your Self-Published Book

by Joel Friedlander on June 13, 2012 93 Comments

Picking Fonts for Your Self-Published Book discusses how to choose fonts and suggests Garamond, Caslon, Minion, Janson and Palatino

Filed Under: Book Design, Self-Publishing Tagged With: book design, Caslon, CreateSpace, fonts, Garamond, Janson text, Minion, Palatino, self publishing, typography

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