History of Typography

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

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• Does anyone know who invented ink traps, or what year they were first used

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

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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

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• The Serif: An attempt at deciphering its etymology

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• Historic Shop and Company Signs in Vienna

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• Origins and ancestors of "My Happy 70s" by Jan-Henrik Arnold

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• 80's font idendtification

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• Printers’ (Typographers’) Rulers

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• Large specimen book storage

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

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• Some interesting magazine typography from 1988 .

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• What is the correct term for combining italic lowercase with upright roman caps?

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• A Grand Romance

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• The origins of letter-spaced justification

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• Font Submissions in the 1970's

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• John L. Renshaw (Spartan)

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• A Mythical DIN

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

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• Retro style 70s font...opinions please

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• Ronaldson Old Style

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• A directory of type foundry catalogs available online

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

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• Margo Chase & Madonna

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• Looking for a copy of 1985 VGC specimen to document Aldo Novarese contributions.

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• Grunge Typography

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• Why no movable type revolution in Asia in the countries that have a limited number of characters?

  361 views 6 comments 0 points Most recent by Helmut Wollmersdorfer August 2021