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PHD or PhD
Posted by sean in
22 Dec 2003 — 11:15pm
22 Dec 2003 — 11:15pm
Let us just say...
You are setting a name in all small caps...and the name is:
JANE DOE PHD
Or is it
JANE DOE PhD
??????????
The typeface is Adobe Caslon Semibold Small Caps.
Bringhurst. 3.2.2 and 3.2.3 are the best support I can come up with for PHD.
Am I wrong?
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23 Dec 2003 — 2:33am
How about
DR. JANE DOE
???????? ;-)
23 Dec 2003 — 8:47am
That certainly has a nice ring to it . But that is not it...
23 Dec 2003 — 10:17am
1) make the H 10% smaller, 105% width (to compensate for lost weight)
2) Use Filosofia (it has 2 sizes of "small" cap)
2) Fake the "small small cap", by using an H from a heavier weight, and reducing it in size.
23 Dec 2003 — 10:35am
Must you set the name in small caps? Bringhurst's idea of the name in normal text and PHD in small caps is I think much the best solution. If you have italic small caps in the font, that would be a possibility for PHD, or Tiffany's suggestion - but these are less good, I think.
William Berkson, PhD
23 Dec 2003 — 11:27am
Thank you for your help.
I should have posted this before. This is how I was doing it.
What do you think? Right or wrong?
23 Dec 2003 — 12:03pm
Are you saying that I'm short and squat?
By no means! I would never be so bold. ; )
Thanks!
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23 Dec 2003 — 8:57am
I would say if you are using smallcaps that you set it PhD, having the h as a smallcap.
23 Dec 2003 — 10:51am
If the style you've chosen is smallcaps, I would use all caps. It looks too small, in comparison, set in all smallcaps (phd I mean).
23 Dec 2003 — 10:53am
Also. I agree wholeheartedly with Nick's suggestions.
23 Dec 2003 — 11:43am
Hmm. Okay. If you are using all smallcaps, then yes, I would do as you have done. I missed the part about you using all smallcaps.
23 Dec 2003 — 11:45am
I would probably set the comma a point or so smaller.
Are you saying that I'm short and squat? Hehe. ;^)