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Is There Such a Thing as a Crystal Goblet?
A famous essay by Beatrice Warde used the metaphor of the ideal wine glass to illustrate the function of typography. She argued that typography should be, effectively, invisible, serving to unobtrusi…1 -
Re: Looking for examples of Latin and Non-Latin side-by-side communication
I may not be Hrant, but I definitely think that Boutemene, despite the practical benefits outlined in that paper, is going exactly nowhere. A similar proposal, with less in the way of practical bene…2 -
Re: Eth and Thorn - historical forms
Nothing wrong with that. But if you're designing a typeface, the first thing you do need to know is what the letters of the alphabet look like. What makes an A, a B, a C, and so on. That's inferred …2 -
Re: Plex; IBM's new font identity model
No. But if that someone somewhere was right, then possibly there might be a case. At present, I have to admit I'm not connecting to Hrant's argument that this threatens "the power of type"…1 -
Re: Plex; IBM's new font identity model
Don't worry, I think co-opting IBM's font identity is the last thing any "budding rival of IBM" that wanted to establish any sort of credibility would want to do. I will definitely admit t…2
