Almost ready to contact a typesetter to polish up your manuscript before publication? Congratulations! As you get ready to brief the typesetter of your choice, have a read of some of the most common mistakes we see clients and authors make. Avoid these and enjoy a stress-free typesetting process that results in an attractive, [...]
You’ve finished your manuscript and decided to take the route of self-publishing. Now, it’s time to prepare your text for your reader by investing in top-quality typesetting – or maybe not. Self-publishing has become a popular choice for authors of all kinds, and in the DIY spirit, many are choosing to typeset their manuscripts themselves. [...]
Whether you are typesetting a cookbook, a kids’ book, or a corporate publication, choosing a suitable font is imperative. Fonts have a significant impact on how a reader perceives a text – the wrong font will not only make text tough to read, but can also twist your message, give the wrong impression, and result [...]
The difference between average and professional typesetting is all in the details – and one such detail that is often overlooked is hyphenation. Proper hyphenation is essential to a comfortable reading experience and clear communication. In this article, we’ll take a closer look at how to use hyphenation to enhance your text. Let’s get started. [...]
Happy New Year to all. After a short break, your local typesetters are back and ready to transform exceptional manuscripts into attractive, informative, and easy-to-read publications. I’d like to take this opportunity to reflect on a few things from 2018, share a New Year’s resolution or two, divulge a delicious family recipe passed down from [...]
If you’re looking to hire a typesetter to improve the look and readability of your publication, you’ve landed in the right place. Not all typesetters have the skills, services, or timeframe needed to ensure your text is a success. In this article, we’ll cover five critical considerations to make as you decide which typesetter to [...]
Unless you’ve written a book or worked in publishing or as a designer, you’ve probably never given typesetting a second thought. The thing is, proper typesetting is critical to an enjoyable and effortless reader experience – whether you’re publishing in print or digitally. What is typesetting? Typesetting refers to the design and arrangement text on [...]
I would like to welcome and introduce our newest team member, Wilson. A quick google search shows a vast amount of research on the positive impact pets have on our lives and the benefits they bring to the workplace. But until you experience having a puppy at work it is hard to imagine how [...]
March 20 is the ‘International Day of Happiness’, and until recently I didn’t know there was such a thing. In 2011, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution that recognised happiness as a ‘fundamental human goal’ and called for ‘a more inclusive, equitable and balanced approach to economic growth that promotes the happiness and well-being of all peoples’. [...]
Like fashion, trends in the internal design and layout of books go through phases and some of the recent trends are not translating from print to ebook typesetting. One of the trends we are currently seeing for books, especially nonfiction business or self-help books is for them to be heavily styled. Using beautiful script fonts [...]
