Block quotations should be clearly separated from the surrounding text. I admit I keep doing many just out of habit. The way I set block quotations in longer texts is one of those things I haven’t really thought much about since I learned how to do them. And I primarily do them this way: - When a quote in the text spans three lines or more in a paragraph, I extract it and set it as a block quotation. - I set the size 1 point smaller than the body text (so, a 10-point quotation after an 11-point paragraph). - I use the same leading as the paragraph text. - I indent 1 em on both the left and the right side (usually I indent every paragraph 1 em as well). - I add a white line before and after the quotation. - I keep quotation marks in the quote. Sometimes, variants sneak in. In more commercial folders and marketing material, I can experiment wildly. But in books, these are the rules I seem to stick by. How do you set your block quotes?

Hello everyone. My name is Ryan. I live in the US. It is difficult to name a favorite typeface as there are so many I like. Also, it depends on the application. I like Tungsten for headlines. Baskerville for body copy is quite nice, but I also find myself using Surveyor a lot. I started out as an editor at a publishing house about 15 years ago, but over time I became more of a designer (illustrated non-fiction titles). I've also gotten involved with branding in recent years (hotels, restaurants) but book design is still my bread and butter. Thanks to Kris for setting up this community where a bunch of type nerds can meet. Looking forward to connecting.