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Grammar Abuse in signage: part 15
You've probably seen this as everyone in the world reads The “Blog” of “Unnecessary” Quotation Marks. If you don't, you should. I love to hate everything about this sign: the terrible typefaces; the indented first line; the incorrect tense; ...
Typography Part 2
We covered the basics a few posts ago, so let's move on to some more detail.There are many common typographical crimes, but one that irks me more than most is the brutal warping, squashing and stretching of type on the likes of signage and promotional 'literature'.eg:...
Typography Part 1
I mentioned way back at the start of this blog that I'd like to talk about typography, considering it is the vehicle that carries our blessed language.My job involves designing and making things that people read, and admittedly I often bore people to death by harping on about ...
Single Breasted Womens Jackets
Recently spotted in my MD's artwork presentation to a potential client:Single Breasted Womens JacketsAdmittedly, fashion marketing isn't my area of expertise but I wouldn't have thought there are enough single breasted women to create the demand for such an item. In addition there is a possessive apostrophe missing (grrrr)....
Tom’s Angle
I'll be using this blog in a slightly different way. I'll be attempting to cut through common linguistic myths and looking at some of the nuances of English (with particular focus on modern-day usage). I'll also be regularly discussing typography and its fundamental importance as language's visual medium....
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