Re: Bullets (with a Reference)

["E. Forrest Christian" <efc -at- USINGIT -dot- BE>]

Robert Bringhurst, in his excellent "The Elements of Typographic Style" (2nd
Ed.), says that bullets "are commonly hung, like numbers, in the left margin to
mark items in a list", or used as midpoints, placed in the measure. Hanging
bullets in the margin gives the list common status with the other text, and
imparts a greater beauty to the page, IMHO. A recent text using this format
(besides Bringhurt's own stuff) is Hackos's "Managing Your Documentation
Projects".

Bringhurst is a very conservative typographer, and others would disagree,
surely. However, his books are a joy to read, because of the clear simplicity
and beauty of their design.

E. Forrest Christian
Using It, bvba
Brussels, Belgium
email: efc -at- usingit -dot- be
"I'm not a typographer, but I play one on TV...."


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