http://www.thepoke.co.uk/2013/04/26/unfortunate-publishing-layouts-of-our-time/

ScottFromWyoming wrote:
that is awesome!

Proclivities wrote:
For Jrzy:

Neck of the Woods Project
a hand-lettering and illustration project focusing on a range of local idioms and sayings from across the world - combining my interests of typography, language and the world in general! email your own local sayings with the meaning/relevant backstory...

Proclivities wrote:
Excellent! I have a book from the 20s on how to letter show cards . I should scan it, too.

Unfortunately, the author of the article refers to typefaces as "fonts", but the book the article is about is fascinating - incredible work, really.

Hand Drawn Design from Cover to Cover

OlderThanDirt wrote:
Thanks. Good to know. I was also trying to figure it out for emails but my company uses Lotus Notes for email and I'd have to go to IT to have them "allow" it. Frikkin' corporations.

Coaxial wrote:
Found it. Thanks.

katzendogs wrote:
At the top of the RP post editor, just to the left of the smiley face, is an "omega" symbol - Ω. If you click on it when you're ready to type a symbol, you will find a whole bunch of them there.

∞ ° ∑ © ® ™ Θ Δ √ . . . etc. √16 = 2² ♠♣♥♦ ¢ € £ ¥

katzendogs wrote:
Go to all programs and then look in accessories for Character Map.

katzendogs wrote:
you might have some kind of chart thing on your computer. mac has something called Character Viewer and Keyboard Viewer.

hobiejoe wrote:

JrzyTmata wrote:
degs, reg trade.marks, squares. lots of them.

katzendogs wrote: Look for the Ohm

katzendogs wrote:
what kind of symbols?

blue collar here.
How do you type symbols into a post?

ricguy wrote:

Type Talk: The Definitive Guide to Smart Quotes