Learning Graphic Design: Set Perfect Text

Learn to set text perfectly, adjusting letterforms so they are balanced and beautiful, with these tips from Before & After guru John McWade.

Introduction

• Welcome

1. What Good Text Type Looks Like

• A medium typeface
• Indents, spacing, fractions, and footnotes
• Quotation and other marks, lowercase numerals, and dashes
• Italics, ligatures, ellipses, small caps, parentheses, and the subhead

2. Going Deeper

• How to set perfectly justified type
• Understanding type sizes, line lengths, and line spacing
• How to set perfect drop caps

Conclusion

• Parting thoughts