rbanick · August 29, 2015 14:07
diff --git a/Random typography tricks b/Random typography tricks
 All learned at NACIS 2014...

 # Printing 

 ## Printing with CMYK -- make sure it prints 100% K and no CMY (for black text)
 * Because printing the C, M and Y on top of each other will be slightly slightly off. Errors and fuzziness.
 * Also reduces eating ink colors
 * "Separation preview" -- > "Turn off black" will show rich black vs. non-rich black
 * If printing in color keep it to a minimum of channels

 # Fonts 

 ## Add a little kerning to some fonts, like Brooklyn Gothic. Helps.

 ## Eliminating Ligatures ##
 OpenType-->leftmost button turns off "Standard Ligatures"

 ## OpenType in general
 OpenType --> Alternate characters
 OpenType --> Pro versions available
 OpenType --> Squash -- adds a flourish to initial letter (good for oceans and old fashioned stuff)

 ## Font discovery
 * Identafont - online
 * Whatthefont - phone app
 * flippingtypical.com - online comparison of text from your existing system fonts

 ### Nexus Font - Font management in Windows to eliminate non-useful fonts on ArcGIS load. Improves ArcGIS performance

 # Exporting 

 ## Export to AI at 720 dpi -- adapts to dgi grid by arcmap, makes it divisible by 72 to get correct point sizes
 * Newer versions of illustrator don't interpret the file format correctly
 * Last documented illustrator spec was 7]

 ## If ArcGIS exports type to illustrator and the point size is way wrong, nudge one way and then back the other and it will reset to the right amount.
	All learned at NACIS 2014...

	# Printing

	## Printing with CMYK -- make sure it prints 100% K and no CMY (for black text)
	* Because printing the C, M and Y on top of each other will be slightly slightly off. Errors and fuzziness.
	* Also reduces eating ink colors
	* "Separation preview" -- > "Turn off black" will show rich black vs. non-rich black
	* If printing in color keep it to a minimum of channels

	# Fonts

	## Add a little kerning to some fonts, like Brooklyn Gothic. Helps.

	## Eliminating Ligatures ##
	OpenType-->leftmost button turns off "Standard Ligatures"

	## OpenType in general
	OpenType --> Alternate characters
	OpenType --> Pro versions available
	OpenType --> Squash -- adds a flourish to initial letter (good for oceans and old fashioned stuff)

	## Font discovery
	* Identafont - online
	* Whatthefont - phone app
	* flippingtypical.com - online comparison of text from your existing system fonts

	### Nexus Font - Font management in Windows to eliminate non-useful fonts on ArcGIS load. Improves ArcGIS performance

	# Exporting

	## Export to AI at 720 dpi -- adapts to dgi grid by arcmap, makes it divisible by 72 to get correct point sizes
	* Newer versions of illustrator don't interpret the file format correctly
	* Last documented illustrator spec was 7]

	## If ArcGIS exports type to illustrator and the point size is way wrong, nudge one way and then back the other and it will reset to the right amount.