Thanks for responding.
In reply to Headline Face Used in Old Textbooks and Suchlike: Thanks for responding. Indeed, I'm not certain that this particular sample corresponds exactly with any particular production typeface....
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In reply to ALL CAPITAL TYPOGRAPHY: I think the mad man who set that doesn't have too much on the typesetter for the library letter board. I think you’re missing the point. There was a culture of this...
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In reply to Headline Face Used in Old Textbooks and Suchlike: Close, but no cigar: Gill Sans, Granby and Ludlow Tempo...
View ArticleThanks! Ludlow Tempo seems
In reply to Headline Face Used in Old Textbooks and Suchlike: Thanks! Ludlow Tempo seems pretty close, especially because the center of the M reaches all the way to the baseline. The only electronic...
View ArticleIn the same ballpark, but not
In reply to Headline Face Used in Old Textbooks and Suchlike: In the same ballpark, but not quite bold enough... http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/linotype/spartan/heavy-classified/glyphs.html but the G in...
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In reply to Why is Typophile still using the basic "Font-Family" CSS rule these days?: This is a unique thread. Were burning through 4-5 different topics. Its just branching and branching. ;D...
View ArticleHaha, that makes sense. Thats
In reply to Anyway to tell what font a website is using, embedded with Cufon.js?: Haha, that makes sense. Thats a new one to me. Never heard that one before, or used in that manner, until now.
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In reply to Why is Typophile still using the basic "Font-Family" CSS rule these days?: No, this was a unique thread: http://www.www.typophile.com/node/32680 hhp
View ArticleSpecifically, it's Peignot
In reply to need a little help: Specifically, it's Peignot demi-bold. The light and bold weights have a different 'w'. - Herb
View ArticleThanks for the other
In reply to Opentype Random Contextual Alternates: Thanks for the other suggestion, Nick. That alternative (@NoA) is just what I need at the moment. However, it seems like the code ends up too long:...
View ArticleAkzidenz is much better for
In reply to Akzidenz Grotesk vs Helvetica Neau: Akzidenz is much better for paragraph setting.
View ArticleTry explicitly declaring your
In reply to Opentype Random Contextual Alternates: Try explicitly declaring your lookups with the useExtension directive. http://www.adobe.com/devnet/opentype/afdko/topic_feature_file_syntax.htm... André
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Thanks, that's another good
In reply to Headline Face Used in Old Textbooks and Suchlike: Thanks, that's another good option. I'll check my copy of American Metal Typefaces of the Twentieth Century tonight, but I think Ludlow...
View ArticleHi C! Short answer to your
In reply to TYPOGRAPHY: Hi C! Short answer to your questions is ... yes... all three :) Wayyyy back in '05 I started a fresh means of using letter shapes within a canvas's area. To me I call it 'letter...
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Nick's Fonts-Nick
In reply to Help!: Nick's Fonts-Nick Curtis/Nick's Fonts/BittersweetNF squashed.http://www.dafont.com/bittersweet.font?fpp=50&sort=alpha
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In reply to The Complete Engraver: A Guide to Monograms, Crests, Ciphers, Seals, and the Etiquette and History of Social Stationery: Thanks for the info(s), put the book on my to get list! n.
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In reply to Creating and Selling a Revival Font, Ethically and Legally: @Pablo - I agree that a decent version of the "Charles of the Ritz" would be nice, and certainly agree that the very klutzy...
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