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Table of Contents

01. A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE ALPHABET AND TYPE

02. LETTERS AND THEIR CHARACTERISTICS

The Shape of Letters

Anatomy of Letterforms

Stress of Characters

Understanding Typefaces and Fonts

Type Classification

Type Variations and Modifications

Exercise: The Structure of Letterforms

Assignment: Type Anatomy and Characteristics

Assignment: Ligature Design

03. INDESIGN® SOFTWARE BASICS

InDesign® Tools Panel and Menus

The Control Panel

Setting Up a Document

Master Page Elements

04. THE MECHANICS OF TYPE

Type Measurement

Character Width and Sidebearing

Letter Spacing (Tracking)

Leading/Line Spacing

Text Separators

Legibility and Readability ...

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