John Savard

I would put it this way: with a large x-height, and with open counters, newspaper type has to lack certain features that suggest grace and delicacy. That does not mean that it cannot be designed with… (View Post)

I believe that this is a typeface well worth reviving myself, and I compliment Oliver Weiss on a great job. (View Post)

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As far as being "the inspiration for the Times New Roman font" in the direct, specific way such a remark is likely to be taken, no, it does not have merit. Of course, the T… (View Post)

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What kind of help? It is difficult for me to imagine any kind of possible world where the speakers of Russian (or Bulgarian or Serbian) would prefer, as more authentically Cyrillic, … (View Post)

It certainly is true, though, that most existing schemes of type classification don't leave room for designs as original as Icone and Avance. Even Optima would cause some trouble. To me, Icone looks … (View Post)