Table of Contents
- Front cover
- Introduction
- 2
Rhythm & Proportion
- 2.1
Horizontal Motion
- 2.1.1 Define the word space to suit the size and natural letterfit of the font
- 2.1.2 Choose a comfortable measure
- 2.1.3 Set ragged if ragged setting suits the text and page
- 2.1.4 Use a single word space between sentences
- 2.1.5 Add little or no space within strings of initials
- 2.1.6 Letterspace all strings of capitals and small caps, and all long strings of digits
- 2.1.7 Don’t letterspace the lower case without a reason
- 2.1.8 Kern consistently and modestly or not at all
- 2.1.9 Don’t alter the widths or shapes of letters without cause
- 2.1.10 Don’t stretch the space until it breaks
- 2.2
Vertical Motion
- 2.3
Blocks & Paragraphs
- 2.4
Etiquette of Hyphenation & Pagination
- 2.4.1 At hyphenated line-ends, leave at least two characters behind and take at least three forward
- 2.4.3 Avoid more than three consecutive hyphenated lines
- 2.4.5 Hyphenate according to the conventions of the language
- 2.4.6 Link short numerical and mathematical expressions with hard spaces
- 2.4.8 Never begin a page with the last line of a multi-line paragraph
- 2.1
- 3
Harmony & Counterpoint
- 3.1
Size
- 3.2
Numerals, Capitals & Small Caps
- 3.1
Reference