History of Typography

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• Chess Diagram Characters

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• "All the old fellows stole our best ideas." Source?

  257 views 5 comments 0 points Most recent by John Savard November 21
• Photo Typeface?

  300 views 11 comments 0 points Most recent by John Savard November 20
• Retro style 70s font...opinions please

  289 views 12 comments 0 points Most recent by Fontfruits November 19
• A Mythical DIN

  447 views 13 comments 0 points Most recent by Nicholas Garner November 10
• Ronaldson Old Style

  196 views 2 comments 0 points Most recent by John Savard October 25
• A directory of type foundry catalogs available online

  302 views 3 comments 11 points Most recent by Helmut Wollmersdorfer October 18
• favourite sources for metal type research

  424 views 11 comments 0 points Most recent by Stephen Coles October 18
• Margo Chase & Madonna

  845 views 27 comments -1 point Most recent by Vasil Stanev October 13
• Looking for a copy of 1985 VGC specimen to document Aldo Novarese contributions.

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

  583 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?

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

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

  465 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

  2.7K 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

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

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• Happy 25th Birthday, OpenType (May 6)

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

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

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

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

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

  333 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?

  392 views 9 comments 0 points Most recent by GregHitchcock March 24
• Centidot Contempora (ry) from Photo-Lettering

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

  175 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)

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

  424 views 31 comments 1 point Most recent by Hrant Հրանդ Փափազեան Papazian February 7