History of Typography

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• The Serif: An attempt at deciphering its etymology

  475 views 10 comments 0 points Most recent by Rob Barba April 2022
• Historic Shop and Company Signs in Vienna

  134 views 0 comments 1 point Started by Helmut Wollmersdorfer April 2022
• Origins and ancestors of "My Happy 70s" by Jan-Henrik Arnold

  241 views 7 comments 0 points Most recent by Cory Maylett April 2022
• 80's font idendtification

  308 views 7 comments 0 points Most recent by Marc Oxborrow March 2022
• Printers’ (Typographers’) Rulers

  632 views 13 comments 0 points Most recent by Andreas Stötzner March 2022
• Large specimen book storage

  165 views 2 comments 1 point Most recent by Thomas Phinney February 2022
• Photo Typeface?

  1.2K views 40 comments 0 points Most recent by Mark Simonson February 2022
• Some interesting magazine typography from 1988 .

  648 views 15 comments 0 points Most recent by Chris Lozos February 2022
• What is the correct term for combining italic lowercase with upright roman caps?

  819 views 23 comments 0 points Most recent by John Butler February 2022
• Origins of PT Serif

  415 views 9 comments 1 point Most recent by Fiz de la Peña February 2022
• A Grand Romance

  902 views 27 comments 0 points Most recent by Fiz de la Peña February 2022
• The origins of letter-spaced justification

  584 views 13 comments 0 points Most recent by John Savard January 2022
• Font Submissions in the 1970's

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

  526 views 12 comments 0 points Most recent by John Savard December 2021
• A Mythical DIN

  641 views 14 comments 0 points Most recent by Fiz de la Peña December 2021
• "All the old fellows stole our best ideas." Source?

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

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

  282 views 2 comments 0 points Most recent by John Savard October 2021
• A directory of type foundry catalogs available online

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

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

  1.3K 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.

  533 views 5 comments 0 points Most recent by Florian Hardwig September 2021
• Grunge Typography

  846 views 22 comments 1 point Most recent by Eris Alar September 2021
• Why no movable type revolution in Asia in the countries that have a limited number of characters?

  332 views 6 comments 0 points Most recent by Helmut Wollmersdorfer August 2021
• On rationalization, flex nibs, and modern serifs

  261 views 10 comments 1 point Most recent by Matthijs Herzberg June 2021
• Pronunciation of "De Vinne"

  541 views 11 comments 0 points Most recent by Yves Michel June 2021
• Historical background of De Vinne, Howland and other related late 19th century american typefaces

  3.5K views 111 comments 1 point Most recent by Claudio Piccinini June 2021
• John A. Lane on the history of printing types at the Plantin Institute

  193 views 0 comments 2 points Started by Ramiro Espinoza June 2021
• Three Imprints

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• Happy 25th Birthday, OpenType (May 6)

  431 views 16 comments 2 points Most recent by Dave Crossland June 2021