Type+Contract

Typographic Pledge
We, the undersigned, are graphic designers who are committed to respect and practice the traditions of good typography as handed down to us by masters over the centuries. In an effort to continue this tradition, we are committed to adhere to the following rules when composing type for publication:


 * 1) I will always use typographic quotation marks instead of prime marks when typesetting a quote.
 * 2) I will only put one space after the period at the end of a sentence, rather then two.
 * 3) I will never ever use decorative fonts for body text, and I will think long and hard before I decide to use them for headlines.
 * 4) I will try not create widows or orphans whenever possible.
 * 5) I will try not to have more than one hyphenated word per paragraph.
 * 6) I will use tabs instead of multiple spaces to align text.
 * 7) I will use em dashes to indicate changes in thought, en dashes to indicate ranges, and hyphens for compound words.
 * 8) I will use Script and Calligraphic fonts with caution.
 * 9) I will make sure that the typefaces contrast each other when using more than one typeface in a document.
 * 10) I will not use underscores for emphasis.
 * 11) I will not combine supplied fractions with custom fractions in the same document.
 * 12) I will make appropriate judgments based on context instead of rote adherence to rules.

Signed and dated:
 * Kathryn Stover 11-5-08
 * Cathy Peters 11-5-08
 * Paula Popowski 11-05-08
 * Dan Ossandon 11-05-08
 * Alicia Krause 11-05-08
 * Roger Walker 11-05-08
 * Miriam Martincic 11-05-08, 11:54pm