CorelDRAW X5 The Official Guide part 42. Learn to create outstanding fine art and eye-catching commercial graphics with one powerful tool! CorelDRAW X5: The Official Guide is your comprehensive reference and workbook to get you started designing visually captivating CorelDRAW artwork. Learn, step by step, how to create the illustrations you've imagined, quickly assemble layouts for print and package designs, import and edit photos, master the art of typography and the science of color theory, make 3D scenes from 2D objects, and apply special effects to ordinary pictures. Packed with expert techniques and advice for creating professional-quality art, this. | This page intentionally left blank CHAPTER 1 3 Typography Rules and Conventions 375 376 CorelDRAW X5 The Official Guide The art of typography isn t easily separated from the art of illustration text and graphics have coexisted on the printed page since there was a printed page. This chapter is a departure of sorts from regular documentation of CorelDRAW because before you drive the CorelDRAW text engine you need to know the rules of the road. For example the physical appearance of text should complement an illustration. Think of a font choice as the attire in which your message appears and CorelDRAW as the boutique where you shop for accessories to dress up your message. Like successful design work typography has rules such as hyphenation punctuation justification line spacing in addition to the rules typography is subordinate to the design it appears with. Nothing spoils a good display sign like 15 exclamations marks misused to stress a point. Give this chapter a thorough read-through before moving on to the chapters on working with text later in this part of the book. This chapter has great examples of typographic dos and don ts and the tips you ll learn will enhance the worth of your printed message and at the very least this chapter has good examples of punctuation. Font Families and Font Styles When beginning a project it s usually best to cruise the Installed Fonts drop-down list in CorelDRAW see what you think is an appropriate typeface choice find fonts that work harmoniously if you need more than one typeface in the design and then if you re drawing a blank check out the typefaces you own but have not installed. It s generally a bad idea to pick the first font on the installed fonts list Arial is a good workaday font but it s most appropriate for text on aspirin bottles and caution signs because of its legibility at small point sizes and its authoritative clean but spartan look. The following sections describe the anatomy of a font what stroke width means
