The Mac is Not a Typewriter, 2nd Edition: A Style Manual for Creating Professional-Level Type on Your Macintosh

Williams, Robin

ISBN 10: 0201782634 / ISBN 13: 9780201782639

Published by Peachpit Press, 2003

About this Item

Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact with no nicks or tears. Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds of any kind.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Mac is Not a Typewriter, 2nd Edition: A Style Manual for Creating Professional-Level Type on Your Macintosh
• Publisher: Peachpit Press
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0201782634
• ISBN 13: 9780201782639
• Binding: paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Like New
• Weight: 180 grams

About this title

Synopsis

One of the most popular Macintosh books ever written, The Mac is not a typewriter has been called the "Strunk and White of typography." Best-selling author Robin Williams's simple, logical principles for using type to produce beautiful, professional documents are as true now as they were when the original edition was published in 1989. This updated edition includes new examples and expanded information dedicated to the practical advice that made the first edition an enduring bestseller. Throughout, Robin shows you the small details that separate the pros from the amateurs: typographer versus typewriter quotation marks, en and em dashes, tabs and indents, kerning, leading, white space, widows and orphans, and hanging punctuation. If you prepare documents, you'll find The Mac is not a typewriter, Second Edition an indispensable guide. And those who read your documents will recognize the work of a pro, even if they don't know a curly quote from curly fries.

About the Author

Robin Williams is the author of more than 20 best-selling and award-winning books, including The Little Mac Book, The Non-Designer's Design Book, The Non-Designer's Web Book, and Robin Williams Design Workshop and Web Design Workshop. Through her writing, teaching, and seminars, Robin has influenced an entire generation of computer users in the areas of design, typography, desktop publishing, the Mac, and the World Wide Web.