In large part I think you
In reply to How to Compare (Are these fonts identical):In large part I think you just have to train your eyes to recognize cues that most people simply don't notice. Also, I find it helps a lot to...
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Alright, I finished a first
In reply to A faithful sans version of Garamond?:Alright, I finished a first version (including language support and ligatures) in three weights. I'd have to adjust the spacing of some accent marks in...
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In reply to nazi typography:Can we say that their typeface reflected Nazi's official ideology?
View ArticleNonetheless, they were
In reply to nazi typography:Nonetheless, they were distributed with IE, and 95% of browsers in use were IE. Therefore web designers were sure that 95% of their target users had the fonts.
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Can we say that their
In reply to nazi typography:Can we say that their typeface reflected Nazi's official ideology?Perhaps, but you would have to do so in relation to the concept of Völkisch. But note that the Blackletter...
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In reply to nazi typography:Shiva, make sure to get a copy of Bain and Shaw's "Blackletter: Type and National Identity".Blackletter style is not inherently fascistOn the other hand the rigidity of...
View ArticleDrag and drop both fonts into
In reply to How to Compare (Are these fonts identical):Drag and drop both fonts into http://www.impallari.com/testing/ and play around. You can also type and edit the texts as you like.
View ArticleBlackletter typefaces have a
In reply to nazi typography:Blackletter typefaces have a rich and beautiful history. It always makes me very sad to see people associate them with WWII and WWII only. That is soooo unfair, and these...
View ArticleThanks hrant, I will
In reply to nazi typography:Thanks hrant, I will definitely use it for my paper, the other book I'm also using for the research is Paul Renner: the art of typography, have you heard of it?
View ArticleCondolences on the loss of
In reply to eBook Font Suggestions Sought:Condolences on the loss of your nephew.The latest formats for Kindle (Kindle Format 8, or azw3) and EPUB allow publishers to embed fonts in their ebooks. But...
View ArticleI agree with Ernst, that draw
In reply to Vintage race car number help.:I agree with Ernst, that draw them on Illustrator may prove to be the easiest way. You could also try to use/modify a similar font like:Tiki Surf by...
View ArticleI can't find an exact match,
In reply to CELIA SINGS typeface:I can't find an exact match, but you may like the following:Block Gothic RR (Bold Extra Cond) by Red-RoosterIndustrial Gothic Single by MonotypeSteelfish (ExtraBold) by...
View ArticleA new Libre (ATF/Fry)
In reply to Classic serifs for the the Web?:A new Libre (ATF/Fry) Baskerville optimized for web body text (12, 14, 16 pixels) is coming...
View Article> But that Domine rendering
In reply to Classic serifs for the the Web?:> But that Domine rendering seems a bit fuzzy to me. The screen capture or the Beta Fonts? If the Beta Fonts, under what OS/Browser? Keep in mind that the...
View Article"FUSION GRAPHIX" must be a SF
In reply to ID Fonts:"FUSION GRAPHIX" must be a SF Trans Robotics Extended (Italic) by ShyFonts, with a modified |F| (Free for personal use)----------------------------------------------- I found it...
View ArticleAs far as I know, neither
In reply to How to balance small caps - Gotham Narrow:As far as I know, neither width of Gotham comes with small caps, so what paultype seems to be trying is to emulate the look of true small caps by...
View ArticleThe normative shapes of
In reply to MATD 2012:The normative shapes of letters are those that reflect consistent practice by competent writers over time. Normative doesn't mean fixed, but it does mean that when you see a...
View ArticleBut Unicode had a specific
In reply to Language and writing system:But Unicode had a specific technical motivation for distinguishing characters and glyphs: it allowed them to define an encoding principle independent of text...
View ArticleInstalling could definitely
In reply to FontForge: mysterious and confounding? What would you like to know?:Installing could definitely be easier. The instructions in the current documentation on fontforge.sf.net just don't work....
View ArticleOpenType doesn't support
In reply to Fontlab OpenType newbie contextual alternates confusion:OpenType doesn't support many-to-many substitutions. So you need to do this as two steps:A -> A.2 when followed by BthenB ->...
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