lorem ipsum
Lorem Ipsum, or Greeking — the nonsense syllables used by designers to serve as a placeholder for text — is not Greek at all, but is derived from a Latin phrase used by printers since the 16th century. At DecafCopy we like to use what appears to be the original text, attributed to Cicero, from his treatise on ethics, "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum" (The Extremes of Good and Evil) written in 45 BC:
"Neque porro quisquam est qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit," which translates to "There is no one who loves pain itself, who seeks after it and wants to have it, simply because it is pain." We couldn't agree more.
For your cutting and pasting needs, may we also present the usual, "nonsense" version of Lorem Ipsum used, with minor variations, by most designers:
"Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum."
"Neque porro quisquam est qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit," which translates to "There is no one who loves pain itself, who seeks after it and wants to have it, simply because it is pain." We couldn't agree more.
For your cutting and pasting needs, may we also present the usual, "nonsense" version of Lorem Ipsum used, with minor variations, by most designers:
"Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum."