John Savard

  • Re: Knuth Scotch

    Well, I was looking at the wrong specimen book in any case; the Linotype one! Instead, a possible match is Lanston Monotype's 8A, and as for a link to the specimen book:https://archive.org/detai…
  • Re: Strange "p" from Griffo in Bembo's De Aetna

    There you are, you've solved the mystery! There's one kind of capital P which could be easily placed in that position. A capital P from a titling font. That, however, would have to have a …
  • Re: Goldman Sans?

    Who can argue with something the New York Times found worthy of quoting?Not being a professional type designer myself, I wouldn't feel myself qualified to assess Goldman Sans in such terms, eve…
  • Re: Goldman Sans?

    Although there are many differences between the two typefaces, I now think that I have identified the typeface to which Goldman Sans had a strong resemblance in general "feel", if not in de…
  • Re: Why is my font ugly

    Although I personally am not a fan of the style of sans-serif typeface it has now become (I perceive the current version as being a humanist sans-serif, a lot like Gill Sans), never the less this is …
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