InType: Know Your Small Caps

InDesign Magazine Issue 62: A Fresh StartThis article appeared in Issue 62 of InDesign Magazine.

In today’s “do-it-yourself” digital world where most designers are called upon to spec, style, and set their own type, learning how to finesse your typography is crucial to achieving professional results. One typographic element that is often misunderstood, overlooked, and occasionally misused is small caps. What are they? When and how should you use them? Where do you find them? Whether you find yourself one of the perplexed or just wish to refresh your knowledge of the topic, read on to become a bit more typographically enlightened!

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Ilene Strizver is a noted typographic educator, author, designer and founder of The Type Studio in Westport, Connecticut. Her book, Type Rules! The designer’s guide to professional typography, is now in its 4th edition.
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