Type History

Discussion List

• Jim Parkinson's obit in the NYT

  257 views 3 comments 11 points Most recent by Marc Oxborrow July 9
• Type Books on Ebay

  273 views 3 comments 0 points Most recent by Dave Crossland June 15
• Geometric construction of uppercase Roman letters

  386 views 5 comments 3 points Most recent by michele casanova June 10
• Evert Bloemsma and FF Balance

  816 views 7 comments 0 points Most recent by Albert_Jan_Pool May 18
• Can you help identify this typeface?

  Answered ✓ 109 views 2 comments 0 points Most recent by Brandon Buerkle May 15
• 1960’s artist’s logotype – handdrawn or typeset? – MACK

  169 views 6 comments 0 points Most recent by JLA April 30
• Ornamented 1063

  171 views 0 comments 2 points Started by John Savard April 4
• Historical background of De Vinne, Howland and other related late 19th century american typefaces

  4.2K views 120 comments 1 point Most recent by Claudio Piccinini March 31
• Panchanan - A project for digitalisation of first Bengali typeface created by Panchanan Karmakar

  349 views 5 comments 7 points Most recent by John Savard March 12
• Fun, detailed essay on old machine-routing font

  686 views 11 comments 6 points Most recent by John Hudson February 24
• typeface used in the original ulysses?

  274 views 1 comment -1 point Most recent by Florian Hardwig February 10
• Identifying the fonts of the movie The Hunt for Red October

  373 views 2 comments 0 points Most recent by Florian Hardwig February 9
• On behalf of a historian: typefaces related to Lincoln assassination

  557 views 9 comments 0 points Most recent by Nick Shinn January 5
• Looking for specimen with crossword puzzles

  368 views 5 comments 0 points Most recent by Khai Quang Nguyen December 2024
• What are the most-viewed fonts in the world?

  1.6K views 37 comments 0 points Most recent by jeremy tribby November 2024
• +ism - missing type designer information

  263 views 1 comment 0 points Most recent by George Thomas October 2024
• The Number sign—now and then—across languages.

  1.4K views 40 comments 1 point Most recent by Kent Lew October 2024
• Austrian Hat Liner and Hat Paper Label, Possibly Late 19th Century?

  164 views 4 comments 0 points Most recent by Hutmann October 2024
• The uniqueness of the ¤ symbol

  490 views 11 comments 1 point Most recent by Mark Simonson September 2024
• Preserving stories about our fonts

  696 views 14 comments 12 points Most recent by Jess Latham August 2024
• How the Lionel Toy Corporation prepared instruction sheets B.C. (Before Computers)

  202 views 1 comment 2 points Most recent by John J. Blair August 2024
• Hermes Baby typewriter script font

  486 views 2 comments 0 points Most recent by Javier Alcaraz aka elcerezo August 2024
• This supposedly authentic ticket to Muhammad Ali’s debut pro fight isn't genuine, according to many

  441 views 9 comments 1 point Most recent by Thomas Phinney July 2024
• Alchemical and calendar symbols from old printer’s manuals – more sources known?

  299 views 5 comments 0 points Most recent by John Savard July 2024
• Sub-Standard Line

  213 views 1 comment 0 points Most recent by Craig Eliason June 2024
• New (to me) Resources for Doves Type

  324 views 4 comments 1 point Most recent by John Savard May 2024
• Gutenberg Biographie Recommendation. L. J. Coster Recommendation.

  305 views 6 comments 0 points Most recent by Dominika May 2024
• Fifteenth Century and Jenson

  341 views 4 comments 0 points Most recent by George Thomas April 2024
• Authentic naive 17th century “grotesque” or postwar power tool disimprovement?

  522 views 10 comments 0 points Most recent by Russell McGorman April 2024
• What is sharp S

  2.2K views 53 comments 0 points Most recent by John Savard February 2024