A detailed look at the fonts & layout of several eras of TSR products.
Originally shared by Kevin Crawford
For those with an interest in classic TSR typography and book design, I've finished the first draft of a small study of the topic. I touch on OD&D, 1e AD&D, B/X, and BECMI core book and module styles and give examples of the major table styles and page designs.
Fellow publishers can grab the InDesign source document or other useful files in my publisher resources folder at https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B4qCWY8UnLrcVVVNWG5qUTUySjg&usp=sharing
There's an .indd file for those with Adobe Creative Cloud and an .indl file for those with earlier versions of the software. Others are welcome to use the table, paragraph, and object styles for their own projects, whether free or commercial.
This is amazing! I was wondering about the fonts, and layouts a few days ago. Thanks so much for putting this together. What a genius.
ReplyDeleteNow, if only this had been available when all the clones arrived! Never mind, it's about time for new editions all round ... ;-)
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