Try to get a copy of the
In reply to typography paper:Try to get a copy of the venerable Typografischen Monatsblätter article about news faces.BTW the New York Times is a good choice because relatively recently they...
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View ArticleThus must be Book Jacket by
In reply to Help identifying font:Thus must be Book Jacket by Ursula Suess, Patrick Griffin (Canada Type, 2010) and the capitals |T| & |P| are set in Book Jacket Swash The original design by Ursula...
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Not offhand. I’ve seen it
In reply to Short lowercase ascender with tall cap-height:Not offhand. I’ve seen it done occasionally. By way of an experiment, I combined different optical sizes, and different weights, to see if I...
View ArticleDuplicate, Solved
In reply to AIGA Design For Good Mark Slab Serif:Duplicate, Solved here:http://typophile.com/node/98299
View Article> So does opensource mean it
In reply to Open source typefaces:> So does opensource mean it can be used for anything? Commerical purposes, etc? Yep
View ArticleBased on this pdf from their
In reply to Display Sans – Similar to Danube?:Based on this pdf from their website, I'm guessing they modified Juice Bold, which is used in their...
View ArticleUnfortunately your posting
In reply to The oldest?:Unfortunately your posting comes off as "spammy" - unsolicited marketing - and may potentially alienate you from the Typophile community.I am very sorry to read that. Please...
View ArticleIf the name is one word you
In reply to Another custom logotype critique:If the name is one word you should stick to on font weight imho.I would probably refine your original concept.
View ArticleThe announcement itself
In reply to The oldest?:The announcement itself seemed fine to me, it was just that you posted multiple blind links — "You might like to check this post [link]"— which seemed spammy because the reader...
View ArticleYou don’t think the TrueType
In reply to nazi typography:You don’t think the TrueType core web fonts were totalitarian? (And I made the point metaphorically, comparing a corporate monopoly to a political one: 10 years ago Internet...
View ArticleThanks everyone for your
In reply to nazi typography:Thanks everyone for your comments/information. My main theme for this paper I'm writing is the influence and development of typeface during WWII as a tool for propaganda and...
View ArticleJohn, I can’t locate that
In reply to nazi typography:John, I can’t locate that quote right now, it was perhaps in the Ruari McLean biography.
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These are my current thoughts
In reply to Language and writing system:These are my current thoughts on this topic:No particular script is linked in any limiting way to a particular language. This is clearly demonstrated by the ease...
View Article"You don’t think the TrueType
In reply to nazi typography:"You don’t think the TrueType core web fonts were totalitarian [Microsoft's market dominance-related squat]?"Hu?In 1986, Adobe published their first PS printer boards, which...
View ArticlePosters were the primary
In reply to nazi typography:Posters were the primary medium of graphic propaganda. And during WWII they used lettering rather than typefaces. Germany wasn’t the only country with an official program of...
View ArticleThanks again for your
In reply to Original Source for Dan X. Solo's "Potsdam Initials":Thanks again for your replies. I haven't dared to try the first three suggestions from your first post because I can hardly read/write...
View ArticleSounds like democracy to
In reply to nazi typography:Sounds like democracy to me.95+% of the browser market sounds like monopoly to me, which can happen in a democracy. That is why Verdana and Georgia were everywhere.
View ArticleVerdana and Georgia were
In reply to nazi typography:Verdana and Georgia were everywhere because Microsoft's license for them enabled them to be very widely distributed independently of the MS browser, including by third...
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