Comments on: Word made me a designer http://nicewebtype.com/notes/2009/10/18/word-made-me-a-designer/ One place for web typography. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:05:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Tim Brown http://nicewebtype.com/notes/2009/10/18/word-made-me-a-designer/#comment-1340 Tim Brown Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:55:49 +0000 http://nicewebtype.com/notes/?p=1278#comment-1340 In place of Word I use a variety of applications that are common today, but that didn't exist a few years ago (or I couldn't find them – and at that point I was a Windows user). I use <a href="http://backpackit.com/" rel="nofollow">Backpack</a> very often. <a href="http://www.barebones.com/products/Yojimbo/" rel="nofollow">Yojimbo</a> some. <a href="http://www.barebones.com/products/bbedit/" rel="nofollow">BBEdit</a> more often than I realize (my go-to program for no-nonsense text editing, but not as good as the others for archiving). <a href="http://www.simplenoteapp.com/" rel="nofollow">Simplenote</a> on my phone. These applications let me write and edit without getting in the way. When I want precise control over margins and other layout-related measurements, my graphic design education (as well as several years of experience, valuable books, and handy web resources) have shown me, and taught me to be comfortable with, programs like <a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/indesign/" rel="nofollow">InDesign</a> and <a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/illustrator/" rel="nofollow">Illustrator</a>. And when I want such precise control in web typesetting, I hand-code HTML and CSS just as <a href="http://nicewebtype.com/notes/getting-started/" rel="nofollow">Jeffrey showed me how</a> to do. In place of Word I use a variety of applications that are common today, but that didn’t exist a few years ago (or I couldn’t find them – and at that point I was a Windows user).

I use Backpack very often. Yojimbo some. BBEdit more often than I realize (my go-to program for no-nonsense text editing, but not as good as the others for archiving). Simplenote on my phone. These applications let me write and edit without getting in the way.

When I want precise control over margins and other layout-related measurements, my graphic design education (as well as several years of experience, valuable books, and handy web resources) have shown me, and taught me to be comfortable with, programs like InDesign and Illustrator.

And when I want such precise control in web typesetting, I hand-code HTML and CSS just as Jeffrey showed me how to do.

]]> By: Marian D http://nicewebtype.com/notes/2009/10/18/word-made-me-a-designer/#comment-1339 Marian D Sun, 18 Oct 2009 13:52:41 +0000 http://nicewebtype.com/notes/?p=1278#comment-1339 What do you use in place of Word? What do you use in place of Word?

]]> By: zeldman http://nicewebtype.com/notes/2009/10/18/word-made-me-a-designer/#comment-1338 zeldman Sun, 18 Oct 2009 11:06:05 +0000 http://nicewebtype.com/notes/?p=1278#comment-1338 Wow! Great story. HTML did the same thing for me. Wow! Great story.

HTML did the same thing for me.

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