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Cursiva, Negrita y Comillas

Sun, 27 Feb 2022 22:45:17 +0100

Hola, hablante, comparto aquí contigo la introducción al curso Cursiva, Negrita y Comillas, que impartí para un grupo de estudiantes de los Cursos del Blog de Lengua. Te doy la bienvenida a esta…

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Which Are More Legible: Serif or Sans Serif Typefaces?

Mon, 27 Aug 2012 21:12:00 +0100

Back in 1998 when Times New Roman was still widely used on the web, my then boss made sure we always designed our web sites with Arial, as she hated the look of serif fonts on the web. Was it the case that sans serif fonts were more legible, or was it just a matter of taste?

In 2003 as part of my master’s degree I reviewed over 50 empirical studies in typography and found a definitive answer.

An argument has been raging for decades within the scientific and typographic communities on what seems a very insignificant issue: Do serifs contribute to the legibility of typefaces, and by definition, are sans serif typefaces less legible? To date, no one has managed to provide a conclusive answer to this issue.

Applying Macrotypography For A More Readable Web Page

Mon, 28 May 2012 01:32:00 +0100

Any application of typography can be divided into two arenas: micro and macro. Understanding the difference between the two is especially useful when crafting a reading experience, because it allows the designer to know when to focus on legibility and when to focus on readability. This article focuses mostly on a few simple macrotypographic techniques”with a dash of micro”and on how to combine them all to build a more harmonious, adaptable and, most importantly, readable Web page.

The Art of Computer Typography

Sat, 26 May 2012 11:24:00 +0100

Ever since I came across Jürg Lehni’s essay on typographic technology and digital fonts, Typeface As Programme, I’ve been fascinated with the story of Donald E. Knuth and his unexpected contributions to typography.

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Dario Taraborelli: The Beauty of LaTeX

Wed, 16 May 2012 23:50:00 +0100

There are several reasons why one should prefer LaTeX to a WYSIWYG word processor like Microsoft Word: portability, lightness, security are just a few of them (not to mention that LaTeX is free). There is still a further reason that definitely convinced me to abandon MS Word when I wrote my dissertation: you will never be able to produce professionally typeset and well-structured documents using most WYSIWYG word processors. LaTeX is a free typesetting system that allows you to focus on content without bothering about the layout: the software takes care of the actual typesetting, structuring and page formatting, producing documents of astonishing elegance.