> The reader wants to see
In reply to Small caps in technical writing: > The reader wants to see small caps (or capital > letters) used uniformly across different books. 1) I don't believe a reader can, should or wants to...
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Another problem is that we
In reply to Small caps in technical writing: Another problem is that we often perceive things differently than they actually are, and good fonts make the appropriate adjustments. Here is a small...
View Articleeliason, you've just saved my
In reply to elegant type: eliason, you've just saved my mockup! thanks.
View ArticleYou're welcome, but of course
In reply to elegant type: You're welcome, but of course credit is really due to Florian!
View ArticleThen do it by hand. It could
In reply to Need a free bold vertical script like INSOUCIANT: Then do it by hand. It could become something you'd be proud to show off, getting you more/paying* work in the future. It could even become...
View ArticleVery cool. BTW Michael, I
In reply to Letters in metal: Very cool. BTW Michael, I don't know about reviving old fonts, but reviving old threads rules. hhp
View ArticleA lot of old hospital signage
In reply to 50s & 60s Typefaces: A lot of old hospital signage here in Sweden use machine engraving of various kinds.
View ArticleThey would be precieved as
In reply to A ring: They would be precieved as straight /A/s. Or /Ä/s (handwriting /Ä/s are often written /Ã/.) Or foreign /Á/s. It's all about notan, you see, there needs to be white space in the...
View ArticleNeutraface is also close but
In reply to Geometric typeface for id…: Neutraface is also close but no cigar. Custom?
View ArticleSomewhere out there in
In reply to Beyond OpenType: font format for the future speculation and brainstorming: Somewhere out there in Typophile, I floated the idea of declarative fonts, i.e. of something like an XML font...
View ArticleThe question that was raided
In reply to Small caps in technical writing: The question that was raided was about technical texts. When a student gives me a thesis to read, I ask for the pdf, preferably with hyperlinks for...
View ArticleGood point about the rise of
In reply to Small caps in technical writing: Good point about the rise of Control-F. hhp
View ArticleHere’s an Å, with the ring as
In reply to A ring: Here’s an Å, with the ring as (disconnected) solid square, by Claas. It’s from Danmark, but the language is Faroese, no?...
View ArticleFlorian "There's a diacritic
In reply to A ring: Florian "There's a diacritic for that™" Hardwig to my rescue! hhp
View ArticleThank you, guys! I agree, I
In reply to Help identify modern calligraphy looking script font: Thank you, guys! I agree, I think it's hand drawn... Would anyone also have other modern calligraphy font suggestions?
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That definitely helped,
In reply to Bellota: That definitely helped, thanks hrant! Will definitely look at alternates
View ArticleAs if to prove my point,
In reply to A ring: As if to prove my point, that's actually an /Á/ – there's no /Å/ in Faroese.
View ArticleMaybe something like
In reply to Can anyone suggest a typeface from this "B"?: Maybe something like this: http://www.linotype.com/en/60372/CarlinScriptBold-product.html
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