@ Mr. Dean: Personally, I’ve
In reply to Enter the world’s premier Typography and Typeface design competition:@ Mr. Dean:Personally, I’ve always felt competitions cheapen the profession.So, what kind of measurements don't cheapen...
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In reply to iTunes & Helvetica: Cast your vote:Which fonts would be better choices?
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In reply to Relationship between geometry and typography:The secret of good design is this: Geometry is shit*. If it looks good, it is good. All the Victorian analogies comparing the body to a machine...
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In reply to ATF Oxford:When comparing printing from digital fonts to printing from metal fonts, I'm not quite sure what wouldn't be "derivative."The papers are different, the inks are different, as is...
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In reply to iPhone & Spam:Maybe the page needs to be in the Google database before the spambots are aware of it.
View ArticleThanks everyone. I think it
In reply to Bizarre spacing problem with Baskerville quotation marks:Thanks everyone. I think it was a bug in the font itself. Someone from Linotype contacted me, and after re-downloading and...
View ArticleThis is a very personal,
In reply to Your favorite Baskerville?:This is a very personal, untested opinion, but:http://www.fountaintype.com/typefaces/baskerville-1757hhp
View Article> there is no fear of any
In reply to Is Handwriting Worth Saving? (article):> there is no fear of any imminent demise of hand writing> (as in being able to write a quick note or twoI agree, but based on several articles...
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Here, by the way, is an
In reply to Your favorite Baskerville?:Here, by the way, is an example of a magazine using Baskerville that I really love. It's from 1983, so I don't know what they would have really been using at the...
View ArticleThat may be true for
In reply to Is Handwriting Worth Saving? (article):That may be true for deciphering handwriting, but surely there is a continuum of cursive forms in wide typographic use, from italic through...
View ArticleNote however the fake
In reply to Your favorite Baskerville?:Note however the fake Italics. (BTW you're making me miss my DM days... :-)hhp
View ArticleRyan, hatred for Avant Garde
In reply to A faithful sans version of Garamond?:Ryan, hatred for Avant Garde is pretty widespread among designers.Typedesigners maybe. Avant Garde Bold is being used in advertising everywhere right...
View ArticleThanks for your comments.
In reply to The Initials "ATF Cloister" Font by Alter Littera.:Thanks for your comments. Unfortunately, the font is temporarily unavailable due to several compatibility issues when used with certain...
View ArticleI did indeed note the fake
In reply to Your favorite Baskerville?:I did indeed note the fake italics! Funnily enough, as I've been using the real Baskerville italics, I've been a bit disappointed in them. They feel too tightly...
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In reply to Zemaitis Guitars Z:Good suggestion on contacting the company...and Western saddles might be a good search term for fonts. Thanks Mica!
View ArticleThanks for the reply. Know
In reply to Ibanez Guitar Co. logotype:Thanks for the reply. Know about brands of the world. Was interested in knowing for another reason than being able to use the logo.Thanks again though!
View ArticleBaskerville's Italic is in
In reply to Your favorite Baskerville?:Baskerville's Italic is in fact by far the "weakest link" in the design, at least in my view. It's almost like ol' JB only spent like the last couple of months of...
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In reply to SoCal Type Fanatics:http://typophile.com/node/98619hhp
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In reply to A faithful sans version of Garamond?:Partly, you just need to make them a little heavier because they have bigger internal spaces. Well said.
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