1 DO NOT RIGHT-justify type
Make sure the alignment chosen makes all areas of text legible and consistent with the design and guidelines. Left-aligned text is easier to read and set. Justified text is harder to set without inevitable word spacing problems.
3 DO NOT DISTORT TYPE
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2 the right ellipses
The ellipses (in blue) is a three periods preceded and followed by a space. It is not three periods (shown here in black), but a special character that comes with some fonts. There are subtle, but important differences: dot's size, space...
7 HANGING PUNCTUATION
Place the punctuation outside the margins — outside the left or right alignment of the rest of the text—. The punctuation marks, such as quotation marks, hyphens, and ending punctuation floats or hangs in the margin creating a more visually pleasing text alignment.
When assigning size hierarchies, forget some given measurement rules, and trust your eyes. Sometimes the optical criteria is the best way to go.
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5 HYPHENS & DASHES
Hyphens are used to hyphenate compound words, to break words, and between non-continuing numbers such as phone numbers. En dashes are used to connect continuing or inclusive numbers, example: time and dates, page numbers, and so forth. Em dashes are used to denote a sudden break in thought that causes the end of a word. They enclose words or phrases and create strong breaks in the structure of sentences.
6 NON-lining figures
When using numerals in running text, utilize the non-lining figure ( )—if available in the type family—.
Do not use dumb quotes either ( " ).
Only typographers quotes recommended ( “ ).
9 ADJUST your paragraph's LEADING
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Typography is defined as
the art and technique of
arranging type
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