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Letterforms are products of a

In reply to importance of typeface:Letterforms are products of a people's culture, just like clothes and music. When a regime wants to suppress a group, one of the weapons it uses is banning that...

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I think the question is, why

In reply to importance of typeface:I think the question is, why is Nazism such a fixation for people beginning to learn about type?

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http://bostonglobe.com/opinio

In reply to Major Marketing:http://bostonglobe.com/opinion/2012/11/23/roy/sctFniw6Wn2n9nTdxZ91RJ/sto...Between February 2009 — just after the Operation Cast Lead onslaught — and August 2012, Israeli...

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Why all the focus on Nazi

In reply to importance of typeface:Why all the focus on Nazi type all of the sudden? Is Israel commissioning a new national typeface?

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So Nick, did you actually

In reply to MATD 2012:So Nick, did you actually type all that greek out? Seems like that would have taken forever with a latin keyboard and operating system.

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You could start looking for

In reply to Typeface from old building facade:You could start looking for “tuscan” or “spur” keywords.

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Alright, there was quite a

In reply to A faithful sans version of Garamond?:Alright, there was quite a bit of cleaning up to do. FontForge had a maddening propensity to screwing up one or two random curves in the character set...

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Masterful rendition of a

In reply to The Initials "ATF Cloister" Font by Alter Littera.:Masterful rendition of a classic. And intelligent use of OpenType features to manage the different layers’ shapes.

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I've been hearing so many

In reply to Vintage Boxing Poster:I've been hearing so many people talk about Pacquiao's next fight versus Marquez. It's the fourth time they meet but every fight has been close. I'll watch Pacquiao vs...

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Ryan, you can easily switch

In reply to MATD 2012:Ryan, you can easily switch between keyboard layouts on most modern systems. The standard Greek keyboard layout is mostly modelled on the Latin one -- A = Alpha, B = Beta, etc....

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> Gerry Leonidas has done a

In reply to MATD 2012:> Gerry Leonidas has done a spectacular job, through his work in consultation to Western foundries, speaking and writing, and through pedagogy at Reading, in establishing a...

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Nick, how can you say that

In reply to importance of typeface:Nick, how can you say that when the Nazis explicitly endorsed blackletter, and then explicitly denounced it?Why the attraction? Simple: rarely has type played such a...

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SoftMaker Software GmbH, as

In reply to Fontsite/Softmaker: so what?:SoftMaker Software GmbH, as of 2012/2013, is finally creating the new upcoming versions of these two premium-quality typeface collections - "infiniType 4" for...

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I have express all the

In reply to Font license dissertation opinions:I have express all the comments and suggestions posted by the visitors for this article are very fine.help with dissertation UK | masters dissertation...

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This font list appears to be

In reply to Fontsite/Softmaker: so what?:This font list appears to be as its new update, showing 2,222 font names in alphabetical order:• A640 Deco• A650 Deco• A650 Roman• A650 Script• A660 Deco• A670...

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Here are any of the following

In reply to Fontsite/Softmaker: so what?:Here are any of the following typeface equivalents being given to SoftMaker, when appearing on "MegaFont XXL 3.0" and "infiniType 4" typeface collections, are...

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Here's a list of font name

In reply to Fontsite/Softmaker: so what?:Here's a list of font name equivalents for "SoftMaker" (which appears to be as its own update):• Aachen = A650 Roman, Aargau• Abilene = Abilene• Abbott Oldstyle...

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No Ryan, I copied the text

In reply to MATD 2012:No Ryan, I copied the text from the specimen PDF and pasted into an InDesign document.John: I presume it is because you recognise that the normative shapes of these letters are...

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Is there an e-book version? I

In reply to ebook:Is there an e-book version? I sort of doubt it. It's an exhibition catalogue, and may never have been sold except in conjunction with the exhibition. Though it seems to be available...

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Duplicate thread.

In reply to buy ebook:Duplicate thread.

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