Non-Designer’s Type Book, The, Second Edition

Don’t Be a Wimp

Don’t be shy! If you find a swash or two that is exceptionally beautiful, set it extraordinarily large and use it as a graphic element on your page—show it off! Set it in a pale color or a shade of grey and let it swoop under your body text or behind a photograph. Use a huge swash character as an initial cap or as a lead-in to an article or chapter. Combine one large italic swash character with heavy, bold, black sans serif characters for a striking contrast in a title or quote. Look through this book and take note of where and how I’ve used swash characters. Oh, the possibilities are endless and exciting!

Typeface is General Menou.