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Nick Shinn
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Following up on this previous discussion, I’ve now published the typeface in question.
Auld English® has three novel contextual features (default long-s, pseudo-random effect for body-text letterpress mimickry, and “re-writing”), but I thought I’d focus on the re-writing here, as the design space for this was informed by John Hudson and Thomas Phinney, with their hard line on the inviolability of canonical text—which is why I’ve released the “Spell” versions of the typeface as a free experiment. In particular, the transliteration is quite plausible for most text, but makes a hash of proper names!

Auld English® has three novel contextual features (default long-s, pseudo-random effect for body-text letterpress mimickry, and “re-writing”), but I thought I’d focus on the re-writing here, as the design space for this was informed by John Hudson and Thomas Phinney, with their hard line on the inviolability of canonical text—which is why I’ve released the “Spell” versions of the typeface as a free experiment. In particular, the transliteration is quite plausible for most text, but makes a hash of proper names!

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Well-played.1
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You rock Nick!1
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BTW, the pop-up site with type tester is the work of Adam Jagosz—nicely done, Adam.4
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I miss the instant ‘Love it’ click.
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Thou hast my most excellente appreciacioun, & I typpe mine Hatte to Thee!2
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Great work Nick. I admire your continued interest in doing this sort of work. My interest in it faded a while ago. Keep it up!
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Thanks James!0
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Well, thats one baad font, Master Shinn. Thou rockest.0
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What fun! I love it.0
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