Non-Designer’s Type Book, The, Second Edition

Special Effects

Sometimes you want to increase or decrease the linespacing dramatically for a special effect. Do it! Just make sure you do it with gusto. Don’t just add a tiny bit more linespace— add a lot! Don’t just make the text very tight between the lines—make it extraordinarily tight! If you are going for the effect, then go all the way. Don’t be a wimp or it will simply look like a mistake.