History of Typography

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• Margo Chase & Madonna

  793 views 27 comments -1 point Most recent by Vasil Stanev October 13
• Chess Diagram Characters

  2.6K views 46 comments 2 points Most recent by Florian Pircher October 2
• Looking for a copy of 1985 VGC specimen to document Aldo Novarese contributions.

  215 views 5 comments 0 points Most recent by Florian Hardwig September 25
• Grunge Typography

  552 views 22 comments 1 point Most recent by Eris Alar September 7
• Why no movable type revolution in Asia in the countries that have a limited number of characters?

  305 views 6 comments 0 points Most recent by Helmut Wollmersdorfer August 3
• On rationalization, flex nibs, and modern serifs

  194 views 10 comments 1 point Most recent by Matthijs Herzberg June 17
• Pronunciation of "De Vinne"

  463 views 11 comments 0 points Most recent by Yves Michel June 14
• Historical background of De Vinne, Howland and other related late 19th century american typefaces

  2.6K views 111 comments 0 points Most recent by Claudio Piccinini June 14
• John A. Lane on the history of printing types at the Plantin Institute

  92 views 0 comments 2 points Started by Ramiro Espinoza June 10
• Three Imprints

  263 views 13 comments 0 points Most recent by [Deleted User] June 4
• Happy 25th Birthday, OpenType (May 6)

  371 views 16 comments 2 points Most recent by Dave Crossland June 3
• Leroy, Gorton, and Standardgraph

  92 views 1 comment 4 points Most recent by Helmut Wollmersdorfer May 4
• Phototype services around the world

  241 views 6 comments 0 points Most recent by Stephen Coles April 27
• Looking for Richmond Old Style Bold Compressed

  197 views 2 comments 0 points Most recent by Ralph Smith April 10
• A Grand Romance

  173 views 4 comments 0 points Most recent by Hrant Հրանդ Փափազեան Papazian April 10
• TypoGraphic Journal STD

  332 views 8 comments 0 points Most recent by Ray Larabie April 8
• German Script Assistance, Antique Melone / Bowler Hat

  1.3K views 42 comments 0 points Most recent by John Savard March 31
• What does the OpenType font "Open" mean?

  383 views 9 comments 0 points Most recent by GregHitchcock March 24
• A Mythical DIN

  294 views 12 comments 0 points Most recent by Helmut Wollmersdorfer March 21
• Centidot Contempora (ry) from Photo-Lettering

  182 views 4 comments 0 points Most recent by Fiz de la Peña March 15
• Série 16

  172 views 10 comments 0 points Most recent by Fiz de la Peña March 15
• Characteres Elzeviriens: another French beauty from the Lead Age

  1K views 59 comments 1 point Most recent by Claudio Piccinini February 15
• A look at the Bulgarian Cyrillic Letter „в“ (uni0432 / uni0432.loclBGR)

  200 views 8 comments 2 points Most recent by John Hudson February 14
• The Number sign—now and then—across languages.

  414 views 31 comments 1 point Most recent by Hrant Հրանդ Փափազեան Papazian February 7
• Bradbury Thompson, Alphabet 26, 1950 – permissions for book

  271 views 8 comments 0 points Most recent by Daniel Benjamin Miller January 26
• Knuth Scotch

  858 views 32 comments 0 points Most recent by Daniel Benjamin Miller January 18
• Herbert Bayer

  171 views 1 comment 4 points Most recent by John Nolan January 4
• WF Schelter Antiqua, another resurrected Art Nouveau type

  373 views 12 comments 1 point Most recent by Claudio Piccinini December 2020
• Hanzi machine

  252 views 7 comments 0 points Most recent by Nick Curtis December 2020
• Book and Regular – who started?

  173 views 4 comments -1 point Most recent by Matthijs Sluiter December 2020