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| | | Peter S |  |
|  Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 8:31 pm Post subject: bold text |  |
I am finding several fonts that refuse to bold. They bold just fine in
WP but when I select them in Draw, the 'B' is grayed out. Anyone know
why? Thanks |
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| | | Foster D. Coburn III | |
| | Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 10:10 pm Post subject: Re: bold text | |
Peter,
It is very simple. If you do not have the true bold version of a font
installed, you can't fake it in CorelDRAW. Yes, word processors do fake it.
The same is true of italic.
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| | | Matt | |
| | Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 1:01 pm Post subject: Re: bold text | |
You could cheat and try outlining the font to make it appear bolder. Does
anyone know if that would have an adverse effect on quality when sending to
press? |
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| | | Vin¢ | |
| | Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 2:26 pm Post subject: Re: bold text | |
It would also thicken everything uniformly, which a true bold font does
not. See also Times New Roman vs. Times New Roman Bold. In the bold
version, the serifs and horizontal strokes are almost exactly the same
as in the non-bold.
Vin¢
lemoto wrote:
| Quote: | Matt:
You could cheat and try outlining the font to make it appear bolder. Does
anyone know if that would have an adverse effect on quality when sending to
press?
It will not be as classy as a true Bold, for sure. |
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| | | lemoto | |
| | Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 2:26 pm Post subject: Re: bold text | |
Matt:
| Quote: | You could cheat and try outlining the font to make it appear bolder. Does
anyone know if that would have an adverse effect on quality when sending to
press?
It will not be as classy as a true Bold, for sure. |
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Good wishes!
Roy Lewis
C_Tech volunteer
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| | | Foster D. Coburn III | |
| | Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 3:18 pm Post subject: Re: bold text | |
Does this make it appear bolder? Yes. Will it have an adverse effect on
quality? Most definitely. Others have pointed out that a Bold weight of a
font does not uniformly thicken the characters.
In cases where I need a bolder weight of a font than exists, I find a
different font family that has the weights I need. I realize that clients
can be really picky (and often really dumb) when it comes to using a
particular font. We definitely owe them a brief education on why we can't
bold the font they've chosen as well as the alternatives to make the design
work.
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Foster D. Coburn III
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