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Re: Numerals and distinction between capital O and number 0
This four is the tallest figure I’m aware of—lining, cap height, plus descender! The style is Scotch Modern Italic.1 -
Re: Contextual alternates in latin sans-serif
For more visual examples of one-sided strokes on Ł, see this Flickr thread, including signs, commemorative plaques, shop fronts, handwritten price tags. I wondered whether it’s acceptable for native …2 -
Re: Contextual alternates in latin sans-serif
I think, a certain liberty in the treatment of accents (and Lslashes&ogoneks) has a long tradition in Poland. My favorite Lslash on 50 złotych banknote:2 -
Re: Publishing through a foundry
This very old article by Stephen Coles boils it down to these questions:4 -
Re: Publishing through a foundry
Most foundries want an exclusivity period for a given font but wont care if you have multiple fonts with multiple foundries.4 -
Re: Directory of typeface sellers
Village is no longer in operation. If you follow the link, the announcement also includes links to where you can find the former fonts and foundries of vllg.com.7 -
Re: Designing slash glyphs in heavy weights
I recently got the advice to make the ø look like it's just a regular o with a slash. Obviously, it can't actually be that, but it can still make that optical impression.5 -
Re: Late 1970s to Early 1980s typesetting
I remember using tissue paper over a photocopy of the art to spec irregular run arounds, ruling out lines with a pencil to match the line spacing, and then marking where line endings would go on each…7 -
Re: Late 1970s to Early 1980s typesetting
Very clever Mark. I had no access to such tools (back then I didn't even know what a spreadsheet was). I just measured the width of each line as it met the art, calculated how many characters wo…1 -
Re: Late 1970s to Early 1980s typesetting
I also made a spreadsheet for doing copyfitting, yet another happily forgotten task of designers before desktop publishing.4
