Melbourne InDesign User Group

Meeting Summary

Type and Font Management
Wed, Aug 20th, 2008 at 6:30 PM
RMIT University, Brunswick

Event Details

Fun. Interesting. Exciting. Informative. Just the way our meetings have always been.

Adobe’s Creative Suite Engineer, Mike McHugh, dropped in to show us what font and type management is all about. We learnt about the various font management softwares available to make our lives easier (a brief overview of these is available in the PDF downloadable at the bottom of this page) and several members shared their experiences with the group. We were also introduced to quirky type websites where you could match a font or even create your own graffiti-style logotypes and texts!

Mike went on to explore font and type in InDesign CS3, starting with demystifying the Find Font dialog box. He demonstrated ways to overcome a variety of typographical problems with handy shortcuts. We also had the pleasure of witnessing the prowess of Adobe Acrobat 9.

Mike’s InDesign Shortcuts
Increase/Decrease baseline shift – Alt+Shift Up/Down Arrow
Increase/Decrease kerning/tracking – Alt+Left/Right Arrow
Increase/Decrease leading – Alt+Up/Down Arrow
Increase/Decrease text point size – Ctrl+Shift ./,

(For you Mac people, Alt = Option and Ctrl = Command, but you already knew that.)

Cool websites
Create your own graffiti: graffiticreator.net
Find a font: www.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/

We ended the night with fantastic prize giveaways and pizzas for all.

Thank You

Melbourne InDesign User Group would like to thank our wonderful sponsors for their continuing support:
- Adobe
- Aquent
- RMIT University
- Peachpit
- O’Reilly
- Stocklayout
- McPherson’s Printing Group

Comments from the evaluation sheets

"Mike is fab!!"

"Very informative seminar. Learnt many new tips and techniques. A great first time experience and will attend many future events."

"Keep up the good work!"

"With his usual style, Mike made boring Beaut!"

"Mike is always good value and high energy!"

"Always a good night; Mike has been fantastic!"