Here is a non-exhaustive list that might help those affected by school closures due to the coronavirus. This list has been compiled by home educators and cov...

When it comes to graphics, the two primary file types you’ll work with are ‘Pixels’ and ‘Vectors’ – but what are they? And what’s the difference between the ...

So, you’ve written a book and it’s ready for the next step of the publishing process. If this is the first time you’ve created a book, the next step might se...

Have you ever lost a piece of work due to a computer issue or human error? Just imagine writing a whole page, chapter or heaven-forbid, an entire book and th...

A decent chunk of our working week is spent either working with or speaking to proofreaders about various projects or queries they might have. We have asked ...

Tech-Set Newsletter: 40th Anniversary Statement It seems like only yesterday that John Joyce and I founded Tech-Set. I remember Pauline was expecting our son...

Who remembers what it was like before the internet? Who remembers having to thumb through books and books of typefaces? Who remembers typefaces being made of...

In our last blog we wrote about our top 10 popular serif fonts. This time around we look at the serif opposite san-serif. The Cambridge Dictionary definition...

When it comes to serif typefaces many tend to be thought of as classic and traditional. We see this a lot when it comes to typesetting a manuscript. The term...

Today, publishing in this country is a fantastic and thriving industry, one I have been lucky enough to work in for over twenty years. It has enabled me to b...

Publishers have this week called for the UK government to introduce measures that would allow VAT to be removed on ebooks, audio books and online newspaper a...

Go back to early 1979, John Joyce and I were working together at a company called Speedpress in Hebburn. We used to produce Technical Journals for Butterwort...

We examine the age-old debate… Perhaps now more so than ever, this debate is certainly pertinent within our industry. Since the mid-nineties, typesetting in ...

Top tips to streamline your cost and time. “Every now and again it’s good to have a little moan… isn’t it?” Drawing on experience from over a combined one hu...