Hi all
I'm in graphic design and for the history of typography class I have to write a paper,the topic i had in mind was about history of newspaper typography, any suggestion?
I agree with Andreas. Asking for help with your homework is one thing, but asking for someone to come up with an idea for your homework? And then your literature review?
I might be less educated than you all, but I know one thing and that is not to offend people when they ask for help. I did not ask from anybody to do my homework, I have already mentioned the theme of my paper and I asked to see if there is any interesting subject related to this theme that I can research about and write my paper.
I think you're OK as long as you don't take credit for the help you get. And check with your instructor in case there are limits to the kind of help you can pursue.
Shivat,
by historical reasons members of this forum are somewhat sensitive when postings like yours (the 1st one) appear. Look what you’ve written:
“the topic i had in mind was about history of newspaper typography, any suggestion?”
You state that you have something in mind and then you ask for *any suggestion*.
This is not the same as describing one’s work (!) and asking for help with *that*.
Do your own work yourself first an then you’ll find lots of friends here to help you. You’ll also find out by time that, the more specifically you ask, the more substancial responses you may get.
Thank you very much Andreas and hrant,
I was able to find the books that are related to New York Times typeface and its changes over time. So I will do my research from those books and some documentaries about printing industry and newspapers.So I'm on the right track now. I really appreciate your comments and help here.
Shiva, the problem was that your question was vague and seemed to indicate that you hadn't worked on the project much yet. You'll get better responses if you ask specific questions, such as "Can you recommend any books on this topic?". Or by asking specific questions after you've done some research.
@shivat: Regarding hrant’s comment “I think you're OK as long as you don't take credit for the help you get.” the proper way to do this in your bibliography or references section (according to the American Psychological Association publication guidelines) is:
Dean, C. T. (Year, Month Date). Re: Thread title (Online forum comment). Retrieved from http://url of the thread
Simply replace my name with the person you are citing or giving credit to.
21 Nov 2012 — 11:44am
http://typophile.com/node/98300#comment-531269
hhp
21 Nov 2012 — 8:45pm
Thanks so much for your suggestion! Really appreciate it
22 Nov 2012 — 12:14am
> any suggestion?
Yes, one in particular: work upon it.
24 Nov 2012 — 9:36am
I agree with Andreas. Asking for help with your homework is one thing, but asking for someone to come up with an idea for your homework? And then your literature review?
http://bit.ly/TcnufB
24 Nov 2012 — 8:04pm
I might be less educated than you all, but I know one thing and that is not to offend people when they ask for help. I did not ask from anybody to do my homework, I have already mentioned the theme of my paper and I asked to see if there is any interesting subject related to this theme that I can research about and write my paper.
24 Nov 2012 — 8:39pm
I think you're OK as long as you don't take credit for the help you get. And check with your instructor in case there are limits to the kind of help you can pursue.
hhp
25 Nov 2012 — 2:41am
Shivat,
by historical reasons members of this forum are somewhat sensitive when postings like yours (the 1st one) appear. Look what you’ve written:
“the topic i had in mind was about history of newspaper typography, any suggestion?”
You state that you have something in mind and then you ask for *any suggestion*.
This is not the same as describing one’s work (!) and asking for help with *that*.
Do your own work yourself first an then you’ll find lots of friends here to help you. You’ll also find out by time that, the more specifically you ask, the more substancial responses you may get.
Anyway, *welcome to Typophile.
25 Nov 2012 — 7:13am
I think it's more personal reasons than historical reasons.
Also, it's useful to do a "background check" on a new member before jumping to conclusions:
http://typophile.com/node/98300
When in doubt, ask before you shoot.
hhp
25 Nov 2012 — 8:40am
Thank you very much Andreas and hrant,
I was able to find the books that are related to New York Times typeface and its changes over time. So I will do my research from those books and some documentaries about printing industry and newspapers.So I'm on the right track now. I really appreciate your comments and help here.
25 Nov 2012 — 2:57pm
Shiva, the problem was that your question was vague and seemed to indicate that you hadn't worked on the project much yet. You'll get better responses if you ask specific questions, such as "Can you recommend any books on this topic?". Or by asking specific questions after you've done some research.
25 Nov 2012 — 9:26am
@shivat: Regarding hrant’s comment “I think you're OK as long as you don't take credit for the help you get.” the proper way to do this in your bibliography or references section (according to the American Psychological Association publication guidelines) is:
Dean, C. T. (Year, Month Date). Re: Thread title (Online forum comment). Retrieved from http://url of the thread
Simply replace my name with the person you are citing or giving credit to.