BBN–ANG–183 Typography Setting type on a pc, onscreen - SEAS

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BBN–ANG–183 Typography
Setting type on a pc, onscreen & web typography
Zoltán G. Kiss & Péter Szigetvári
DeptofEnglishLinguistics, EötvösLorándUniversity
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◮ digital fonts, formats
◮ how the computer handles fonts
◮ character & font encoding
◮ Unicode and OpenType
◮ smart font options
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aims
aims for today
◮ typesetting systems on a computer
◮ markup vs. WYSIWYG
◮ electronic distribution of text
◮ pdf
◮ preflighting
◮ setting type on the web
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automation
from manual to automated typesetting
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automation
automated typesetting
– basic innovations of Gutenberg are still in use
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automation
automated typesetting
– some typographical features still lagging behind:
◮ proportional optical sizes ⇐⇒ scalable fonts
◮ fine typography (true small caps, ligs, etc.)
⇐⇒ limited font technology
◮ BUT: OpenType fonts + Unicode...
◮ separation of logical markup from actual formatting
⇐⇒ WYSIWYG systems
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automation
automated typesetting
– historical steps
◮ typewriters (1870s) – concept of escapement, monospaced letters
◮ machine typesetters: Monotype & Linotype (1880s until 1990s)
◮ phototypsetting (1970s)
◮ computerization (1980s)
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automation
automated typesetting: typesetting machines
◮ the Linotype & Monotype machines (1880s)
◮ the Microsoft vs. Apple of the 1900s
◮ digital age: Linotype Library (1997) and Agfa Monotype/Monotype
Imaging (1998); 2006: Linotype and Agfa Monotype merge,
www.fonts.com; www.linotype.com; www.monotype.com
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automation
the Linotype machine (1930s)
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automation
the Monotype machine (1920s)
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