History of Typography

Discussion List

• Notes on the rendering of Garamond and Caslon typefaces when set at small sizes. Also, a request.

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• “Type is a beautiful group of letters…” Who said this?

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• Grotesk / Grotesque

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• Josef Pichler & Sons, Graz paper bag

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• German Script Assistance, Antique Melone / Bowler Hat

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• Grawlixes

  200 views 4 comments 3 points Most recent by Linus Romer April 24
• The Serif: An attempt at deciphering its etymology

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• Historic Shop and Company Signs in Vienna

  99 views 0 comments 1 point Started by Helmut Wollmersdorfer April 21
• Origins and ancestors of "My Happy 70s" by Jan-Henrik Arnold

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• Aelyn - Influence or plagiarism?

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• 80's font idendtification

  240 views 7 comments 0 points Most recent by Marc Oxborrow March 29
• Printers’ (Typographers’) Rulers

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• Large specimen book storage

  127 views 2 comments 1 point Most recent by Thomas Phinney February 27
• Photo Typeface?

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• Some interesting magazine typography from 1988 .

  506 views 15 comments 0 points Most recent by Chris Lozos February 10
• What is the correct term for combining italic lowercase with upright roman caps?

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• Origins of PT Serif

  307 views 9 comments 1 point Most recent by Fiz de la Peña February 3
• A Grand Romance

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• The origins of letter-spaced justification

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• Font Submissions in the 1970's

  473 views 15 comments 3 points Most recent by Florian Hardwig December 2021
• John L. Renshaw (Spartan)

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• A Mythical DIN

  595 views 14 comments 0 points Most recent by Fiz de la Peña December 2021
• Chess Diagram Characters

  3.2K views 51 comments 2 points Most recent by Zerdeja December 2021
• "All the old fellows stole our best ideas." Source?

  285 views 5 comments 0 points Most recent by John Savard November 2021
• Retro style 70s font...opinions please

  330 views 12 comments 0 points Most recent by Fontfruits November 2021
• Ronaldson Old Style

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• A directory of type foundry catalogs available online

  382 views 3 comments 12 points Most recent by Helmut Wollmersdorfer October 2021
• favourite sources for metal type research

  529 views 11 comments 0 points Most recent by Stephen Coles October 2021
• Margo Chase & Madonna

  1K views 27 comments -1 point Most recent by Vasil Stanev October 2021
• Looking for a copy of 1985 VGC specimen to document Aldo Novarese contributions.

  292 views 5 comments 0 points Most recent by Florian Hardwig September 2021