Comments on: Additional Typography Mistakes You Might Be Making

By: Pamela

Pamela — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:35:16 +0000

Hi, great article…as a 14 year typography instructor at a well-respected graduate-level design school, just one correction:

Under “Watch those rags” the improved rag is actually too close to a justified appearance. One wants to avoid too much extreme long-short and too subtle.

Thank you for sharing your passion for typography.

By: Satish Gandham

Satish Gandham — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:18:05 +0000

Good post, will make sure to keep these mistakes in mind.
I dont think 2 spaces after fullstop is a common mistake, that should have been listed last.

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By: Madeline Ong

Madeline Ong — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 04:59:19 +0000

Is adding two spaces after a period still common? I haven’t seen the practice in a while, although I must admit it bewildered me when I first came across it.

Anyway, thank you for this post. I had a laugh when I read about distorting typefaces. It seems like common sense, but there’s no denying that some people like their letters stretched vertically, for some absurd reason. :)

By: Eric Roberts

Eric Roberts — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:43:36 +0000

While I agree that double spacing in typography is not necessary (when dealing with logos or other graphical mediums), it is STILL 100% grammatically correct (and proper) to do so. HTML text strips white space from sentences, so you shouldn’t need to care about doing it when writing blog posts or comments such as these. And you should definitely continue doing it if you intend on writing for a living.

So don’t break those habits, guys. Just know when and where to use it. :)

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By: Ella

Ella — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 01:47:44 +0000

Well, I must disagree with you, at least on one point.
I do distort fonts and with a reason: I get limited space, I am asked to use “this” or “that” kind of font and I need to fit everything in. Added to that, I still want everything to look clean, not cluttered, and text to be readable. I admit, I look at that as a last resort, but I do use it :)
Thanks for the article :)