tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post8372233547981659501..comments2024-03-27T16:02:25.334-05:00Comments on Orange Crate Art: Bad hyphens, unhelpful abbreviationsMichael Leddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-56514929462803494932013-10-15T09:37:53.910-05:002013-10-15T09:37:53.910-05:00Diane, that reminds me of my wish that Google’s UR...Diane, that reminds me of my wish that Google’s URL shortener would stay away from the numeral 1, the capital <i>i</i>, and the lowercase <i>L</i>.Michael Leddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-42027505629106231612013-10-14T23:38:14.565-05:002013-10-14T23:38:14.565-05:00Illinois in sans serif is a proofreading nightmare... Illinois in sans serif is a proofreading nightmare. I know I'm going to miss an extra "l" someday on proofs. Which means I'll miss something else.<br /><br />I used to have one of those hyphenation books. I probably still do . . .Slywyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01424323662407341123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-65553034061765434272013-10-14T20:08:02.936-05:002013-10-14T20:08:02.936-05:00I thought right away of what Erik Spiekermann says...I thought right away of what Erik Spiekermann <a href="http://spiekermann.com/en/helvetica-sucks/" rel="nofollow">says about Helvetica</a>. Yes, Ill. is ugly. In my head though I see it as handwritten, with the capital <i>I</i> sporting serifs or in cursive.Michael Leddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-68296732126637676112013-10-14T18:42:52.009-05:002013-10-14T18:42:52.009-05:00I can't stand the traditional (and AP) abbrevi...I can't stand the traditional (and AP) abbreviation of Illinois, Ill. Especially in a sans serif typeface. I break the rules and spell that one out in text all the time.Daughter Number Threehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08171356533232458827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-52166882033381091202013-10-14T10:29:20.453-05:002013-10-14T10:29:20.453-05:00I've also seen Illinois as "Ills.", ...I've also seen Illinois as "Ills.", which I've always liked. Petehttp://www.petelit.comnoreply@blogger.com