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David Vowell's avatar

This is the second time today for me that Vellum came up. Thanks for sharing this. You hammered a few points home, descriptively informative as per usual. I didn't really know/think about page color. For some reason, I assumed white paper was the more expensive option and that was why most things are printed on cream colored paper. Thanks for doing what y'all do. #risingtides

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Cedar Sanderson's avatar

There's no cost difference between white and cream paper, it's just that cream is less of a strain on the eye.

I love Vellum, but it is definitely the most expensive option for desktop publishing, especially if you don't already have a Mac computer. Atticus is compatible with Windows, will do almost as well, and is less expensive.

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mark jones's avatar

thanks!

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Dale Flowers's avatar

This was a far more pleasant read than one about sausage making. Thank you.

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Cedar Sanderson's avatar

I do try to make my articles fun, even when I'm wandering into the technical weeds. Thank you.

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Memoirs of a Mad Scientist's avatar

Asterisks *** vs +++ for scene breaks?

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Cedar Sanderson's avatar

Yes, thank you!

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Charlotte Henley Babb's avatar

I reviewed a book consisting of 50 flash fiction stories, each of which was set in a different typeface. It did not get many stars.

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Cedar Sanderson's avatar

Gracious. Rule of thumb in graphic design is not more than three fonts per project, and even that may be a bit much. That sounds like it was very difficult to read!

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Charlotte Henley Babb's avatar

It was very irritating. Some fonts were readble but I think a couple were script or blackletter.

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Frank Nero's avatar

Page design is "one of life's little oddities." Lots of people have zero interest. But good design makes a substantial difference in readability. Boy, you nailed that! And again yikes, so few people want to talk about it. The discussion can get pretty nerdy, but it's really interesting and helpful. Wish I knew more.

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