McGraw-Hill's Proofreading Handbook by Laura Anderson

Author:Laura Anderson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Published: 2006-03-14T16:00:00+00:00

When a specific typeface isn’t available, substituting another typeface with similar characteristics is common practice among some typesetters and printers and is generally accepted by their customers as well, who often don’t know or object to the difference. But a proofreader should be prepared to know what makes one typeface different from another. There will be many times during your proofreading career when you will be called on to identify typefaces. You will need to know where to look and how to find them.

Typography classes or lectures are rare except in art design schools or through sponsorship by organizations of printing professionals. Most proofreaders learn how to identify typefaces on the job or on their own. Learning the basics of type identification is not hard to do. Use a typeface book or font reference or examine the fonts that are on your computer. Start by comparing those typefaces you proofread most often with the corresponding faces in a typeface book. You will soon know the characteristics of those faces so well that you will be ready to tackle some new ones.

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