tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4735246686802984887.post2814995923552228937..comments2023-05-02T04:56:02.477-07:00Comments on Chaotic Henchmen Productions: Publishing #5: Visual Design Tidbits & Stat Block AdviceGuy Fullertonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12034114718540912559noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4735246686802984887.post-49081049173216544072012-06-21T16:57:26.756-07:002012-06-21T16:57:26.756-07:00You'd be surprised (or maybe not) at how much ...You'd be surprised (or maybe not) at how much blowback the editors received when we advocated switching from bold to ital for magic items. <br /><br />This is a great series, Guy. And remember, learning this stuff by trial and error is the true old-school way. That's how we did it at TSR, too!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11677895164302972957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4735246686802984887.post-36470690763548699002012-06-04T20:18:42.546-07:002012-06-04T20:18:42.546-07:00Thanks, Allan. I'll check that out. One of the...Thanks, Allan. I'll check that out. One of these days I need to stop trying to learning this stuff through trial and error!Guy Fullertonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12034114718540912559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4735246686802984887.post-27467352961899784502012-06-03T16:04:52.026-07:002012-06-03T16:04:52.026-07:00I'm a strong proponent of Edward Tufte's g...I'm a strong proponent of Edward Tufte's graphic design books for presenting information/data, and think that there's a LOT that RPG publishers can leverage in our works. Worth checking out (especially if you have the chance to attend one of his classes/seminars!): Envisioning Information is probably the most useful of his books for RPGs, but they're all worth checking out: http://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/books_ei<br /><br />Allan.grodoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11800184312511280050noreply@blogger.com