Typography for Lawyers Reviews and details

Social recommendations and mentions

• Inspired by the linked thread - Examiners, what are some things you wish prosecutors would do more? Less?

  Typography: This goes for both Applicants and Examiners—If possible, please stop sending in responses in double-spaced 12-pt Times New Roman with oversized tab indents and overusage of emphasizing (especially underlining). Such format provides for an awful reading experience, and it gives off a bad impression on your end. I highly recommend to both Examiners and Applicants to read... Source: about 1 year ago

• UI Web Design 5 Rules of Thumb

  Https://css-tricks.com/ https://typographyforlawyers.com/ Covers the basics with zero pretense Kevin Powell on YouTube has great css rutorials. - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago

• United States of America vs. Samuel Bankman-Fried [pdf]

  There's some discussion at https://typographyforlawyers.com/ about the current state of things, rules and requirements, and how to improve things. - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago

• Free word processing course

  If you want to learn stuff regarding formatting (generally, not Word specific), typographyforlawyers.com is free. Source: over 1 year ago

• looking for help

  A great resource for lawyers (and for people who think lawyers typesetting/formatting choices have a deeper meaning) is Typography for Lawyers. https://typographyforlawyers.com/. Source: almost 2 years ago

• I’m considering opening up a law firm. I used Procreate to make my own logo, but don’t have any experience in graphic design. Any feedback or thoughts would be awesome and very appreciated!

  Since you obviously care about design if you haven't seen Butterick's book: https://typographyforlawyers.com/. Source: almost 2 years ago

• Justice Stevens reads the fine print

  OMG, that’s him! No wonder this site looks simply beautiful. Also, he wrote a book on typography for lawyers: https://typographyforlawyers.com/. - Source: Hacker News / about 2 years ago

• What font should be used in a legal setting?

  There's a lawyer and professional typographer who wrote a whole book called Typography for Lawyers. It's worth a read. Source: about 2 years ago

• Word processor tips for Contract writing?

  Read this book: https://typographyforlawyers.com/. Source: over 2 years ago

• Happening now: Florida man is first to face sentence for felony in U.S. Capitol riot

  I highly recommend the book Typography for Lawyers to anyone who will listen to me. While it's certainly not going to provide you with what a specific court in a specific location requires, it does explain why things like consistent fonts are important and how the persuasiveness of a document is impacted by its visual aesthetic. Source: almost 3 years ago

• Understanding "enterprise" spacing for book layout

  Check out Matthew Butterick's Typography for Lawyers and Practical Typography as good starting points for how to format complex documents. Source: almost 3 years ago