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Re: Typewriter typeface vs monospace typeface
Also, I wouldn't say controversial, just that the use of typewriter to imply monospace doesn't bother others as much as it seems to bother you. In the end, a lot of typeface naming has more…5 -
Re: Typewriter typeface vs monospace typeface
Easier said than done. Also easier to take advantage of what people already know. Well, that's not a great example. American Typewriter was never meant for use on actual typewriters. It is a typ…1 -
Re: Typewriter typeface vs monospace typeface
But you were offering American Typewriter as proof that not all typewriter faces are monospaced. American Typewriter is not a typewriter face, but the name misleads people to think that it is. Typewr…1 -
Re: Typewriter typeface vs monospace typeface
The bubbled terminals of American Typewriter imitate the way letters look when typed on a typewriter. If you look at the letters on the type bars of a typewriter, the designs are linear and not modul…1 -
Re: Typewriter typeface vs monospace typeface
American Typewriter is a typewriter face in the way that "chop suey" fonts are Chinese typefaces. Not as potentially offensive, but similar idea.2
