About Desktop Publishing: Spelling as a Design Issue

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Desktop Publishing Desktop Publishing Get Started Choose Software Make Something From Jacci Howard Bear, your Guide to Desktop Publishing We're revisiting some recent blog posts because readers have added some important and interesting thoughts on these subjects. Read about writing... How Do You Spell Desktop Publishing? In connection with our recent poll on design pet peeves, JDB lamented "truly appalling" spelling. As a designer, is it your job to correct the misspellings and related errors of the writer, the copyeditor, the client? What if you are the writer? Here's some "off the top of my head" thoughts on why spelling is a design issue. See More About:  spelling  punctuation  proofreading Re-Cursive No matter how you spell it, it looks lovelier in cursive... If you missed it, check out what one state is doing to cursive handwriting and see what readers are saying. Here's a sampling of comments: "When I was young I remember seeing the journal that my grandmother did to practice her cursive writing, it was beautiful!" "Some people have laughed at this, but when my daughter was born we had to decide between 2 common spellings for her name: Theresa or Teresa. I wrote them both out as a signature and chose Theresa because it looked more elegant in cursive." "I love cursive. I agonize over just the right font for digital collages, party invitations, and lament that e-mails (and comment boxes) don't allow more font choices." Read more reader comments on cursive Desktop Publishing Ads Desktop Publishing Graphic Design Web Design Firms 3D Design Software Word Spelling Featured Articles Desktop Publishing Dictionary - Index Supplies You Need Things to Make Graphic Design Tutorials Desktop Publishing Page Layout Tutorials Graphics Tutorials   More from About.com Romantic Road Photo Gallery Explore the enchanting medieval towns, vineyards, and historical castles of Germany's Romantic Road. More> Guide to Oktoberfest 2011 All the details you need to enjoy the beer, sausage and Bavarian Oompha bands at Germany's best festival. More> This newsletter is written by: Jacci Howard Bear Desktop Publishing Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Desktop Publishing newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2011 About.com   Random Goodness Are Suites a Not-So-Sweet Deal? The Rules of Pro Bono Design Work What is the Size of a Standard Business Card?   Follow me on: Advertisement