History of Typography

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• The best way to reproduce old printed specimens

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• The ‘Punctus’ and his Friends: Medieval Punctuation

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• How would you characterize today's typographic trend?

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• A new research on Hebrew type face design

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• Best type specimen book ever? 1907 Types of the De Vinne press

  207 views 1 comment 9 points Most recent by Stephen Coles March 2014
• can someone explain the origin of the os/2 table's name?

  1.4K views 2 comments 1 point Most recent by Dave Crossland November 2013
• What is the earliest instance of a type foundry paying royalties?

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• The National Typesetting Tournament Championship [1886]

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• What happened to VGC?

  693 views 10 comments 1 point Most recent by Stephen Coles October 2013
• Seeking McGrew

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• Font production 111 years ago

  313 views 9 comments 8 points Most recent by PabloImpallari August 2013
• What was “Japan paper”?

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• What if,

  343 views 14 comments 3 points Most recent by Nick Shinn April 2013
• Will there be 'classic' typefaces in the future?

  342 views 27 comments 0 points Most recent by EbenSorkin February 2013
• Is ubiquity of a typeface good or bad?

  182 views 15 comments 0 points Most recent by Nick Shinn February 2013
• Font character counts

  72 views 1 comment 0 points Most recent by James Puckett January 2013
• When did serif type replace blackletter?

  143 views 14 comments 1 point Most recent by Jan Schmoeger December 2012
• What are the oldest type drawings?

  720 views 2 comments 0 points Most recent by Alex Kaczun October 2012
• Outstanding typographic Copperplate interpretations?

  143 views 12 comments 0 points Most recent by Nick Shinn October 2012
• Using traps as an aesthetic device

  152 views 2 comments 2 points Most recent by Alex Kaczun August 2012