keisennote
Ruled notebook lines drawn with TikZ
Typesetting and book design
Typesetting for
math-heavy books
LaTeX, Word or InDesign: we work in the tool your production already uses, and set every equation with TeX.
What we offer
- 01 · We fit your current workflow
- We typeset in LaTeX, Word, or Adobe InDesign and Illustrator. The manuscript can be Word, LaTeX or handwritten. We follow the file formats and proofreading process you already use.
- 02 · The same quality of mathematics in any tool
- Even in a book made in InDesign or Word, we set the mathematics with TeX and place it on the page as vector graphics. Each equation keeps its TeX source, so corrections are made in the source and re-typeset.
- 03 · Part of a project is fine
- Besides whole books, we take on a few chapters when titles pile up, just the equations or figures, or just the cover. We can also build the templates for a series.
What we can
take on
- Body text
- Page design and typesetting, tidying the authors’ manuscripts, consistent style
- Mathematics, tables and figures
- Equations and chemical formulas, tables, charts and diagrams (TikZ or Illustrator)
- Front and back matter
- Contents, index, colophon
- Book design
- Covers, jackets and title pages
- Files for print
- Print-ready PDF with crop marks, and the full typesetting files
- Templates
- LaTeX class files and InDesign templates, designed and maintained
Mathematics,
always in TeX
When a math-heavy book is made in InDesign or Word, the equations often end up in a different typeface or size from the text, and every round of corrections means redrawing them by hand. We set the mathematics with TeX whatever tool the pages are made in.
The manuscript’s equations, in LaTeX, Word or handwriting, are typeset in TeX with the typeface and size of your body text, and placed on the page as vector graphics that keep their TeX source. They stay sharp at any size, and corrections are made in the source and re-typeset instead of redrawn.
How a project runs
- 1. Discussion
- We ask about the length and format of the manuscript, the trim size, the tool (LaTeX, Word or InDesign) and your schedule.
- 2. Quote
- After seeing the manuscript, we send a price and a schedule.
- 3. Test pages
- We set a few pages so you can check the typefaces, the text area and how the mathematics looks.
- 4. Typesetting and proofs
- We set the whole book and apply your corrections. Equations are re-typeset from their source.
- 5. Delivery
- Print-ready PDF, the typesetting files and, if you need them, the templates.
Who does
the work
Our typesetting is led by Kosei Kawaguchi (KKTeX), co-founder and COO of Fermion and a student at the University of Tokyo. He writes LaTeX packages for exam papers, teaching materials and Japanese text; eight of them are published on CTAN, the archive of TeX packages.
Eight packages
on CTAN
KKsymbols
Characters enclosed in circles, squares, diamonds and brackets
luwa-ul
Underlines and emphasis that also work in vertical text
gckanbun
Typesetting classical Chinese (kanbun)
KKran
Answer boxes and bubble sheets for exams
modernruler
Rules and annotations, including in vertical text
KKluaverb
Code and symbols shown verbatim, using Lua
paracolrule
Decorated rules between parallel columns