PHD or PhD
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?
SMC




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!
SMC
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. ;^)