Tuesday, February 02, 2010
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
Quick hit: It seems like a trivial thing. Like the difference between pudding and custard. But to a typographer, and most especially Mac users, you might as well be comparing bath tissue to a Boeing.
I’m talking about the use — and, most often, the misuse — of tick marks, primes, acute accents, apostrophes and quote marks. We’ve encountered a rash of misuse lately and would like to set the record (and our fellow craftsmen) straight. Much has been written on the subject. So, rather than add to the noise, we’ve elected to link to two helpful resources:
CreativePro | Typographic Tips: Apostrophes & Quotation Marks
And, this web glyph guide which I’ve had bookmarked for years: Webmonkey | Special Characters Guide
Learn it. Live it. Love it.
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