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Class Notes GTEC 4200
- Course
- GTEC 4200
- Institution
- British Columbia Institute Of Technology (BCIT )
Type Design Document - Homework/Notes/Coursework - BCIT Winter 2023 - Lewis K. - GTEC 2nd year
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Class Hand-outHints for the Use of Type
School of Business
Program: Graphic Communications Technology GTEC 4200
Diploma Program Creative Process, Production Management
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The 5 basic rules of readability?
• Keep typography simple
• Stay consistent
• Use both upper and lower case
• Keep lines short
• Use serifs
Some common mistakes with type design?
• Lines that have more than 50 characters long
• Insufficient leading and tracking
• Long sections of body copy in all caps
• Highlight colors used without clear purpose
• Drop caps poorly related to their corresponding word
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