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Re: Merchant of Alphabets
Speaking as a writer who's dealt with more than one major US publisher, I would not bet the farm on their consistency or attention to detail. Or on their giving a toss about books that aren'…1 -
Re: Oldstyle tabular figures
I started out in annual report design, way back when. I used tabular oldstyle figs for financial sections quite often.2 -
Re: Quality; or, What Makes a Font Great?
What Nina said. Students always have some brilliant idea for a breathtakingly original typeface, and they're always enthusiastic about these ideas. They're generally less enthusiastic about…3 -
Re: Typeface to accompany Canada 150 logo
No. This is not a neighborhood birthday party where the folks next door bring Rice Krispie squares and the snooty patisserie-owners say, "Ew, how common." This is a $200 million extravaganz…5 -
Re: The letter S
For what little it's worth, if I have to draw an S or any other glyph where organic flow is important, I personally have to start with pencil or ink, some method that lets me make whole forms wi…2
