July 11, 2008

Reference

A book EVERY designer should own

Need details about the 22 possible elements of a copyright page? How to punctuate an indirect one-word question? Under what circumstance to abbreviate the books of the Bible? It's all in the The Chicago Manual of Style: “One essential reference for all who work with words—writers, editors, proofreaders, indexers, copywriters, designers, and publishers.”

A searchable version of the fifteenth edition is now available online (it started as a pamphlet in 1906 and is now 984-pages). An individual, one-year subscription us $30 and they offer a 30 day free trial.

chicago manual of style online

The Chicago Manual of Style Online...

A list of proofreader's marks...

For those into the nitty-gritty: The University of Chicago Press Art Submission Requirements (570KB PDF)...

In the Ideabook Design Store: Creative Business CD-ROM...

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