Words on paper: that's the end result of most personal computing, at least in library related fields. The author revisits a topic covered extensively in his earlier articles, but takes on a very different aspect this time around: typographic options for word processing. Content may be the crucial objective of written communication, but good typography can't hurt and frequently helps, while bad typography can get in the way of communication. The author notes some major options for desktop typography, discusses some of the issues involved in making the choices, and reviews Swfte Glyphix, a lesser‐known system for generating any size typeface, as needed, while using Microsoft Word or WordPerfect. January‐March 1990 brought more of the same in PC magazines; the most interesting new development for library PC users might be the introduction of the Hewlett‐Packard LaserJet III, which has been used to “typeset” this issue of Library Hi Tech.
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March 01 1990
Beyond courier: Good writing deserves good typography Available to Purchase
Walt Crawford
Walt Crawford
Development Division of The Research Libraries Group, Inc.
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Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 2054-166X
Print ISSN: 0737-8831
© MCB UP Limited
1990
Library Hi Tech (1990) 8 (3): 93–111.
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Crawford W (1990), "Beyond courier: Good writing deserves good typography". Library Hi Tech, Vol. 8 No. 3 pp. 93–111, doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/eb047803
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