History of Typography

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• Dry Transfer Lettering — Germany — perhaps circa 1970 ?

  1K views 29 comments 0 points Most recent by Thomas Phinney July 2020
• ATF Typesetter Brochure Available

  161 views 1 comment 5 points Most recent by Russell McGorman July 2020
• Seeking specimens/examples for "Künstlerschrift Wodan", Stempel & Co. 1902/1906

  718 views 24 comments 0 points Most recent by Oliver Weiss (Walden Font Co.) July 2020
• Reviving French classics from the later Lead Age

  1K views 23 comments 1 point Most recent by John Savard July 2020
• WF Wallenstein, another resurrected Art Nouveau type

  311 views 2 comments 0 points Most recent by Stephen Coles July 2020
• Ismar David's typefaces for Photo-Lettering

  312 views 3 comments 0 points Most recent by María Ramos July 2020
• Napoleon – the grandfather of smileys? (a 1881 find)

  235 views 2 comments 4 points Most recent by Vasil Stanev July 2020
• Unusual italic F in Times

  241 views 2 comments 0 points Most recent by Deactivated User July 2020
• Milton Glaser, type designer

  598 views 10 comments 3 points Most recent by Scott-Martin Kosofsky June 2020
• MT Fournier digital, I

  221 views 4 comments 0 points Most recent by Gary Long June 2020
• French vs. German book typeface

  2.5K views 18 comments 0 points Most recent by konrad ritter June 2020
• 1569, Granjon: quote, prime or apostrophe?

  356 views 5 comments 0 points Most recent by Matthijs Sluiter June 2020
• Which version/national cut of Times (New Roman)?

  985 views 19 comments 0 points Most recent by konrad ritter June 2020
• WF Ovid, another Art Nouveau resurrection

  593 views 9 comments 0 points Most recent by ivan louette May 2020
• Medieval Latin and Greek fonts

  434 views 11 comments 0 points Most recent by Andreas Stötzner May 2020
• Finished another Art Nouveau revival. This one fought me all the way; glad to see the back of it!

  611 views 27 comments 2 points Most recent by John Savard April 2020
• Looking for a Specimen of "Ovid" by Heinz Keune, published 1903 by Schelter & Giesecke

  272 views 4 comments 0 points Most recent by Oliver Weiss (Walden Font Co.) April 2020
• Caslon's Pica Gothic

  564 views 9 comments 0 points Most recent by Craig Eliason April 2020
• Portuguese type specimens

  565 views 9 comments 0 points Most recent by Stephen Coles March 2020
• Interesting Omega and Phi Inscription

  396 views 3 comments 0 points Most recent by Vassilis Georgiou March 2020
• I finished another Art Nouveau Revival: WF Maria Theresia. Check it out!

  557 views 15 comments 0 points Most recent by Cristóbal Henestrosa February 2020
• Detached ogonek and co.

  281 views 6 comments 7 points Most recent by Adam Jagosz February 2020
• Pressing On: The Letterpress Film

  351 views 13 comments 0 points Most recent by Mark Simonson February 2020
• Question about Panckoucke

  112 views 0 comments 0 points Started by ivan louette February 2020
• What is sharp S

  1.6K views 50 comments 0 points Most recent by John Savard February 2020
• Who designed Prestige Elite?

  886 views 14 comments 2 points Most recent by John Savard February 2020
• Purchasing old type-specimens

  840 views 10 comments 0 points Most recent by John Hudson January 2020
• Type making costs through the ages

  342 views 5 comments 0 points Most recent by Alex Kaczun January 2020
• Granjon's late Cyrillics

  462 views 2 comments 12 points Most recent by Stefan Peev January 2020
• Request: examples of the Avoiuli writing system

  972 views 9 comments 0 points Most recent by tabisini January 2020