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Lorem ipsum…

if you've ever had to spec a design before (and put in dummy copy) this link might come in handy. It'll generate "greek" text for you - just the right amount you need.
subterrane's lorem ipsum generator

July 18th, 2002 | Category: Bookmarks | Subscribe to comments | Both comments and pings are currently closed

12 Responses to “Lorem ipsum…”

  1. 1
    loopy:
    July 18th, 2002 at 6:25 pm

    Great link… I *used* to have a plug-in for Dreamweaver that did this but have lost it somehow. BTW - it is Latin, not Greek :)

  2. 2
    Jade:
    July 18th, 2002 at 6:27 pm

    that could come in handy..

  3. 3
    Jennifer:
    July 18th, 2002 at 8:54 pm

    Loopy - sorry… you're right. Technically the text is "latin" - in the graphic design world they call it "greek" text (or "dummy" text). "greek" not being a literal description…

  4. 4
    ste:
    July 18th, 2002 at 9:21 pm

    Yes, the term 'greeking' simply means to fill up the area with non-readable text that might simulate a typical set of text. Historically, early designers chose to use greek letters because then the text would be obvious nonsensical and would be replaced with the real text when the copy checkers ran through the design. At least, that's the way I learned it in my magazine production class ;)

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    Jennifer:
    July 19th, 2002 at 7:48 am

    You see that! Learn something new everyday. Actually, I didn't know that was the reason they call it "greek" text. (Shows where I got (most of) my education from… on the job! LOL!)

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    Amy:
    July 19th, 2002 at 7:13 pm

    When I was doing design for a company, I always kept a lorem_ipsum.txt file lying around. Except that I made a few modifications.

    I slipped in a lot of 'fnord's.

    The clients who got it, thought it was hysterical. Most didn't get it, so I just never said a word.

  7. 7
    Amanita.net:
    July 21st, 2002 at 4:37 pm Call Me (on the line)
    You can now listen to this site over the phone, thanks to Dave's tutorial (found via ScriptyGoddess). To hear it,

  8. 8
    The Trommetter Times:
    July 22nd, 2002 at 3:53 pm It's All Greek to Me
    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat

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    Toys and Merchandise:
    July 26th, 2002 at 7:26 am

    Excuse my ignorance… what's a fnord?

    Btw, goddesses… you have a very well designed and informative site!

    Regards,
    Markus

  10. 10
    Jennifer:
    July 26th, 2002 at 9:12 am

    isn't it what Pinky from Pinky and the Brain says every now and then? (just kidding! LOL!) Actually, I don't know either…

  11. 11
    Jennifer:
    August 6th, 2002 at 10:04 am

    because I'm terribly terribly bored…
    fnord

  12. 12
    Live in the Delirious Cool:
    September 27th, 2002 at 12:26 pm Greek-ify me.
    While testing my new design with some placeholder text yesterday, I ran across this lorem ipsum text generator from scriptygoddess.

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