@RyanMaelhorn, On your second
In reply to Euro 2012: what, no Cyrillics?:@RyanMaelhorn, On your second statement, I don't think so.Agree with @JamesT here.
View ArticleThanks, Conor, for the ID.
In reply to (x) Stencil slab serif on "Caractère Libre" book cover - ncsbc (by Geoffroy Tobé) {Conor}:Thanks, Conor, for the ID. Thanks, mcplaid: Pochoir is beautiful, too.
View Article@hrant, Cap M on Houston is
In reply to What do newspapers need in their typefaces?:@hrant, Cap M on Houston is super-shitty. David Berlow did come up, on an article in the Boston Globe (which he redesigned in 2000).@Nick Shinn,...
View ArticleUgh, the description. "Turnip
In reply to Turnip: a Bookman-like serif face with rounded outer shapes and squarish inner shapes:Ugh, the description. "Turnip is coarse and down-to-earth."
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In reply to Calligraphic sans for Fall of Constantinople:[whoops double comment]
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View ArticleA lot of things in Houston
In reply to What do newspapers need in their typefaces?:A lot of things in Houston look horrible large, but the fact that it clicks when small/lo-fi is what deserves careful attention. And a lot of...
View Article@hrant, That's the problem
In reply to What do newspapers need in their typefaces?:@hrant, That's the problem with Houston. Horrible when large, beautiful when small. Shouldn't it be more, well, consistent?I will have to mention...
View ArticleNice "5". Not a lot of people
In reply to Calligraphic sans for Fall of Constantinople:Nice "5". Not a lot of people make it like that (in fact offhand I only know of Harvey, Catich... and yours truly :-) so that's a strong...
View ArticleAlso worth mentioning would
In reply to What do newspapers need in their typefaces?:Also worth mentioning would be Publico by Schwartz (this time, more beautiful.)http://commercialtype.com/typefaces/publico
View ArticleRepeating myself: a text face
In reply to What do newspapers need in their typefaces?:Repeating myself:a text face in general can't be optimal if it looks too nice when used for displayYou need a certain ugliness in this case*. I...
View Article@hrant, is this the reason
In reply to What do newspapers need in their typefaces?:@hrant, is this the reason for the occurence of separate text and display fonts in one typeface?
View Articlei even forgot that i created
In reply to Existencial doubt about SMCP spacing in FL:i even forgot that i created that script ... Glad it's still in use and can help :) But that 5.2 ot-in-metrics feature sounds promising ...
View ArticleNo,hhp, we'll never talk.
In reply to Any way to lighten a glyph in InDesign?:No,hhp, we'll never talk.
View Articlewhat helps a lot when doing
In reply to Existencial doubt about SMCP spacing in FL:what helps a lot when doing metrics of small caps etc. is to setup a basic string like...
View ArticleI on the other hand am always
In reply to Any way to lighten a glyph in InDesign?:I on the other hand am always open, even though you've called me names and you think I'm wasting my life worrying about quality - those constituting...
View ArticleI think it’s a mix of
In reply to Serif Display Font:I think it’s a mix of Triplett and Maria Alternate, according to here.
View ArticleYes, although most designers
In reply to What do newspapers need in their typefaces?:Yes, although most designers don't make them different enough.hhp
View ArticleThanks, Stephen. It's
In reply to Indie trends:Thanks, Stephen. It's exhausting trying to stay au courant.
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