The Scholarly Kitchen

What’s Hot and Cooking In Scholarly Publishing

  • About
  • Archives
  • Collections
    Scholarly Publishing 101 -- The Basics
    Collections
    • Scholarly Publishing 101 -- The Basics
    • Academia
    • Business Models
    • Discovery and Access
    • Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility
    • Economics
    • Libraries
    • Marketing
    • Metrics and Analytics
    • Open Access
    • Organizational Management
    • Peer Review
    • Strategic Planning
    • Technology and Disruption
  • Chefs
  • Podcast
  • Follow

Archives: Typography

A Font for these Uncertain Times

Uncertain times call for distressed typography.

  • By David Crotty
  • May 8, 2020
  • 4 Comments

Guest Post: Reflections on Text and Language Perception, and the Ramifications for Publishing Workflows

Donald Samulack offers thoughts on typesetting, design, font choice and how the brain processes information to create meaning.

  • By Donald Samulack
  • Aug 17, 2018
  • 3 Comments

The Tyranny of Amusements — Science, Spectacle, and the Lowly PDF

Do scholarly and scientific publishers risk more than they realize when they embrace modern media spectacle and seek to marginalize the PDF?

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Mar 2, 2017
  • 30 Comments

The Comic Book Font, and How Digital Technologies are Changing Lettering

A look at the evolution of comic book fonts, once driven by the physical nature of the books and now moving into new digital possibilities.

  • By David Crotty
  • Sep 9, 2016
  • 4 Comments

Optical Illusions, Legibility and How to Choose the Right Font

An entertaining lecture on the tricks of typography.

  • By David Crotty
  • Jul 24, 2015
  • 0 Comments

The Basics and History of Typography

A ten minute course in practical typography and a charming short film on its history. A great way to spend your Friday learning some valuable skills.

  • By David Crotty
  • Sep 13, 2013
  • 2 Comments

Interview with Michael Bierut — Typography, Modern Applications, and Timeless Communication Challenges

An interview with designer Michael Bierut, about the history of typography, its current manifestations, the power of habituation, and why Parma matters.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Apr 16, 2013
  • 4 Comments

The Typography of Authority — Do Fonts Affect How People Accept Information?

A nifty little experiment across a two-part New York Times column shows that some aspect of authority resides in not only your words, but the typeface they appear in.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Aug 13, 2012
  • 39 Comments

Official Blog of:

Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP)

The Chefs

  • Rick Anderson
  • Todd A Carpenter
  • Michael Clarke
  • Angela Cochran
  • Lettie Y. Conrad
  • David Crotty
  • Phil Davis
  • Joseph Esposito
  • Robert Harington
  • Siân Harris
  • Haseeb Irfanullah
  • Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe
  • Phill Jones
  • Scholarly Kitchen
  • Judy Luther
  • Alice Meadows
  • Ann Michael
  • Alison Mudditt
  • Jill O'Neill
  • Charlie Rapple
  • Dianndra Roberts
  • Roger C. Schonfeld
  • David Smith
  • Tao Tao
  • Tim Vines
  • Jasmine Wallace
  • Karin Wulf

Most Recent

  • Guest Post – Reducing the Burden of Diversity Tax: Recommendations for Allies
  • Guest Post – Reducing the Burden of Diversity Tax: Recommendations for Affected Individuals
  • Guest Post – Reducing the Burden of Diversity Tax: The Tax No One Talks About

Recent Tweets

Retweet on Twitter Scholarly Kitchen Retweeted
emmapettengale Emma Pettengale @emmapettengale ·
2h

Guest Post – Reducing the Burden of Diversity Tax: The Tax No One Talks About https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2022/08/08/guest-post-reducing-the-burden-of-diversity-tax-the-tax-no-one-talks-about/ via @scholarlykitchn

Retweet on Twitter Scholarly Kitchen Retweeted
wpwvcacrl wpwvcacrl @wpwvcacrl ·
3h

Guest Post – Reducing the Burden of Diversity Tax: The Tax No One Talks About https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2022/08/08/guest-post-reducing-the-burden-of-diversity-tax-the-tax-no-one-talks-about/ via @scholarlykitchn

Retweet on Twitter Scholarly Kitchen Retweeted
tonywchenphd Tony W. Chen @tonywchenphd ·
4h

Hello Twitter friends, thank you for your engagement with these posts in @scholarlykitchn that @chhavic, Shaina Lange from ACS, and myself wrote. Today's post focuses on suggestions for allies who are interested in easing the burden of the diversity tax! https://twitter.com/scholarlykitchn/status/1557313410362212358

Scholarly Kitchen @scholarlykitchn

Guest Post – Reducing the Burden of Diversity Tax: Recommendations for Allies https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2022/08/10/guest-post-reducing-the-burden-of-diversity-tax-recommendations-for-allies/

Follow the Scholarly Kitchen Blog Follow Us
Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP)

The mission of the Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) is to advance scholarly publishing and communication, and the professional development of its members through education, collaboration, and networking. SSP established The Scholarly Kitchen blog in February 2008 to keep SSP members and interested parties aware of new developments in publishing.

The Scholarly Kitchen is a moderated and independent blog. Opinions on The Scholarly Kitchen are those of the authors. They are not necessarily those held by the Society for Scholarly Publishing nor by their respective employers.

  • About
  • Archives
  • Chefs
  • Podcast
  • Follow
  • Advertising
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Website Credits
ISSN 2690-8085