Comments on: Five simple steps to better typography – Part 2

By: Bulleted (Unordered) Lists « « Right Brain Learning Right Brain Learning

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:39:01 +0000

[...] Mark (2005-04-18). “Five simple steps to better typography – Part 2: Hanging punctuation”. Journal. Mark Boulton, typography designer. Retrieved 2011-03-13. Author: admin on February 9, [...]

By: Five Steps to Better Typography with Mark Boulton | Colin Harman

Five Steps to Better Typography with Mark Boulton | Colin Harman — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 04:44:45 +0000

[...] Part 2: Hanging Punctuation [...]

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Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:24:28 +0000

[...] http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/five-simple-steps-to-better-typography-part-2 [...]

By: Web Standards for E-books | NEEDHUNT

Web Standards for E-books | NEEDHUNT — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 05:19:27 +0000

[...] (or hung) punctuation. Typesetting some punctuation marks, like quotation marks and dashes, slightly outside the margin makes printed text look better and may also make onscreen text look better. This too is up to the [...]

By: Let's Be Brief Blog » Antonio Carusone :: 8 Simple Ways to Improve Typography In Your Designs

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 20:04:11 +0000

[...] problems designers face when setting type and how to best approach them. leading and no more hanging quotes for [...]

By: Portfolio Tips – Part 3: Typography « Design + Build

Portfolio Tips – Part 3: Typography « Design + Build — Tue, 25 May 2010 04:57:57 +0000

[...] Another detail to be aware of is hanging punctuation. This is most useful when blocking out quotes, or using bullet points. Most desktop publishing programs will indent the text, keeping the punctuation (bullet, or quotes" inside the line of the text. It is actually much easier to read text when the punctuation is set outside the width of the text, so the text block is the same size. I recommend you check out Part 2 of the aforementioned Five Simple Steps to Typography. [...]

By: fred design » Rules for good typography

fred design » Rules for good typography — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:25:23 +0000

[...] Not indented. Likewise, punctuation marks should be in the margin as well. The image below from Mark Boultons site illustrates this perfectly. You can see a tutorial for bullet points here, and punctuation [...]

By: Mathias

Mathias — Wed, 08 Jun 2005 08:32:58 +0000

I’ve got a question about ordered lists:

What is the typographically correct thing to do in the case of a ordered list in text with a first line indent? I assume the numbers are to be in the gutter. However, how should we set the text of the list?

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 18 May 2005 07:26:39 +0000

Great post. Where should the closing quote appear if the last line of the quote is not close to the right margin? Thanks for keeping type alive.

By: David Robarts

David Robarts — Tue, 17 May 2005 15:19:01 +0000

I love InDesign’s optical margin alignment. Rather than hanging punctuation fully over the margin, it attempts to hang over just enough so that the margin line looks straight. Sadly I’ve taken two classes that include InDesign and neither of the classes have pointed out the wonderful feature..

By: Mark Boulton

Mark Boulton — Tue, 10 May 2005 05:09:37 +0000

Bruce - I’d pretty much agree with what nick sweeney is saying. If you’re using paragraphs within a bullet list, you really shouldn’t be using a list at all.