Typography for Lawyers
“Even though the legal profession depends heavily on writing, legal typography is often poor. Some blame lies with the strict typographic constraints that control certain legal documents (e.g. court rules regarding the format of pleadings).But the rest of the blame lies with lawyers. To be fair, I assume this is for lack of information, not lack of will. This website tries to fill that void. There are numerous guides on typography for generalists available but none specifically aimed at lawyers. So as one of the few typographers-turned-attorneys in America (yes, there are others) I figure that if I don’t do it, nobody will.”
From Typography for Lawyers. Found through The (Non)Billable Hour. This is a truly excellent introduction to typography geared towards all lay people. While it is hard to explain typography with words, showing people two examples of fonts that say the same thing, as this site does, explains it all to the average person.
My only quibble is that the layout is too wide even for 1024×768 screens. And you need to click into the site to get to the content, starting with the About page. However, that’s exactly the way legal documents usually work so it is no wonder.
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