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Thanks for the feedback. This

In reply to fonts for old German handwriting scripts: Thanks for the feedback. This confirms my expectations/suspicions. However, most of the fonts that I looked at do at least offer glyphs both for...

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Magazine perhaps. Album

In reply to Milton Glaser BabyFat: Magazine perhaps. Album covers, definitely: http://www.typophile.com/node/47787 http://www.typophile.com/node/40654 Some other info:...

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Well, Shelley is centuries

In reply to Highly legible display script: Well, Shelley is centuries old, and you can tell. Altast Greeting also looks a bit dated, but at least it looks like it could theoretically be the work of...

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The text is Helvetica if you

In reply to Dapper Dan mag font: The text is Helvetica if you have it installed. Or the default browser sans-serif otherwise.

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[edit: Riccard0 got there

In reply to Dapper Dan mag font: [edit: Riccard0 got there first] They're encoded as Helvetica, but render as Arial on my Windows machine.

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Please move the thread to the

In reply to Similar to HF&J Forza or Eurostile: Please move the thread to the General Discussion section of the forum.

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"In normal Bangla text,

In reply to Bangla (Bengali) Font Discussion : "In normal Bangla text, surely this is considered invalid, as only one dependent vowel sign can be applied per letter." Grammatically it is wrong but...

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Using that Cadillac lettering

In reply to Highly legible display script: Using that Cadillac lettering as a starting point you will end up with a font that is too regular, which implies a lack of legibility — a logo is something...

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I bought my Pentel Brush in

In reply to Large Tip Brush Pen?: I bought my Pentel Brush in art supplies store in Amsterdam (around the corner from my place there). I have seen it online, where I have also seen other Japanese...

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What's it for? Book?

In reply to sans serif to use with matrix script: What's it for? Book? Magazine? Site? I once designed a book using Matrix for body copy and Triplex for headings and titles.

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Thanks oldnick, these are

In reply to Make A Meaning – Community Design Project: Thanks oldnick, these are great!

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Thanks for the link, really

In reply to Make A Meaning – Community Design Project: Thanks for the link, really interesting stuff! :-) Also, I like the idea of concepts becoming dormant, rather than extinct so thanks for the post!

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Zapfino & Futura? For more

In reply to Can anyone identify these fonts for me?: Zapfino & Futura? For more responses, please use the Edit link to move the thread up to the main Type ID Board.

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Could be an altered Accord

In reply to Help for ID font used in old version of Telerama mag: Could be an altered Accord Alt

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Old Nick, on the contrary. I

In reply to Artifacts: Old Nick, on the contrary. I see from your example the source of your disbelief. The people that were retelling retelling the story were - only - doing just that. Take that same...

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One of the first hits from a

In reply to How to make dry transfer type?: One of the first hits from a quick google search: http://www.pulsarprofx.com/decalpro/ Not a true DIY approach, but a product that you run through a laser...

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When you say "regular," what

In reply to Highly legible display script: When you say "regular," what do you mean? And how does this regularity imply illegibility?

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"When it comes to patents and

In reply to Why have different contour directions?: "When it comes to patents and lawyers, better safe than sorry." True, but when it comes to Typophile it's better to tell the truth. See? You got...

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Fascinating. I get this exact

In reply to Font name menu order in Adobe apps: Fascinating. I get this exact same result on Windows, InDesign CS4, with a freshly created font. Nothing unusual in the name tables either -- this is my...

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Thanks for all your advice -

In reply to Managing designers / typography critique: Thanks for all your advice - I think this is my problem. I've been a designer for twenty years (it's the only job I have ever done) but I finished...

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