Typographers? (was: Single spacing...)

[Geoff Hart <ghart -at- videotron -dot- ca>]

Bruce Byfield wrote: <<In typographical matters, the designers are the 
usability experts. Standard typography is based on several hundred 
years of practical experience with what works and what doesn't.>>

Has it really been more than a month since we publicly agreed to 
disagree? <g> Actually, we probably aren't disagreeing, since you said 
"standard" typography.

While I'll agree with you that there are typographers who really know 
their stuff, they're vastly outnumbered by the amateurs and 
incompetents, many of whom are trying to redefine standard practices in 
their own image. Fortunately, the experts have by and large come up 
with rules of thumb that work well, and most people have learned to 
follow those rules. More to the point, the really good typographers 
actually read what they lay out to ensure that they enjoy the reading 
experience--and if they don't, they alter the typography. This appraoch 
is too rare in my experience.

--Geoff Hart   ghart -at- videotron -dot- ca
(try geoffhart -at- mac -dot- com if you don't get a reply)


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