TSR Book Design

[HeroGM]

This is a free pdf on drivethrurpg. The author basically reversed engineered the books from the ODD (Little Brown Books), D&D B/X, BECMI and AD&D 1st. Margins, table strokes, layout, etc along with what fonts were originally used as well as alternatives. Included is the PDF of his findings as well as InDesign files setting up Master Pages for the different layouts.

 

[mhd]

It's a great analysis. And he definitely should be heeded when he warns about using some of the fonts for nostalgia's sake. (I'd add a lot more to that list than just Souvenir, but, welp…)

[Duke Bushido]

Give a shout if he does that for the Traveller LBBs or The Traveller Book.

 

I need that information.

 

For.....reasons.....

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Christopher R Taylor]

Some of the fonts are worth preserving but yeah many don't hold up well.  And there is a tendency to clutter pages up too much and make them nearly unreadable with background art, etc

[mhd]

7 hours ago, Duke Bushido said:

Give a shout if he does that for the Traveller LBBs or The Traveller Book.

Optima and Helvetica, if I remember correctly.

[Duke Bushido]

Thanks!