Topic
Typography
34 published works
3 Geeks and a Law Blog
The "God Particle" Meets the Gawd-Awful Font
By Greg Lambert
Apparently in the world of typography, Comic Sans has become the “Nickelback” of fonts. In other words, you can play with it all you want in the privacy of your…
Legal Writing Prof Blog
2012 LWI Golden Pen Award
The Legal Writing Institute announced that the 2012 Golden Pen Award will be given to Matthew Butterick at the 2012 LWI Biennial Conference.Matthew Butterick is the designer of the popular website…
The Right Coast
Bold Stroke: New Font Helps Dyslexics Read [Slide Show]: Scientific American
After years of fumbling while reading the written word, Christian Boer, a graphic designer from the Netherlands, has developed a way to help tackle his dyslexia. The 30-year-old created a…
Legal Writing Prof Blog
More about fonts
A new book about type styles is out: Simon Garfield’s Just My Type. An NPR review touts the book as an “engaging history” about fonts, of which the book showcases…
Legal Writing Prof Blog
typeface trivia
If you are interested in learning about fonts -- including trivia you never even knew to ask about -- take a look at the new Upper Case Sensitive blog.hat…
MS Litigation Review & Commentary
Book Review: Typography for Lawyers, by Matthew Butterick
I recently finished reading Typography for Lawyers by Matthew Butterick. The book's byline describes it as “essential tools for polished & persuasive documents. I agree. // // What is typography?…
The Faculty Lounge
What’s Best Typeface for Law Books?
I wouldn't make a decision to adopt a casebook based on its typeface, but I do notice it -- along with color and weight of the paper. Stephen Coles, who…
De Novo
Typography for Lawyers
By Jay O'Keeffe
After reading about Matthew Butterick's new book, Typography for Lawyers, on the Appellate Record, I picked up a copy. You should, too. The book is outstanding. I can't say enough good things about it.…
Legal Writing Prof Blog
For typography nerds, life can be hell
Today's NYT has a fun article entitled Mistakes in Typography Grate the Purists about spotting font faux pas all over town (and elsewhere). For example, did you know that the font…
LawSites
New Sites of Note, 7.2.09
New Web sites and blogs of note for legal professionals:Typography for Lawyers. Graphic designer turned civil litigator Matthew Butterick says that for a profession that depends so heavily on writing,…