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Re: What is the correct term for combining italic lowercase with upright roman caps?
Karsten Luecke doesn’t use a special term (as far as I know), but he commented on the technical implementation of this feature in his Litteratra – and in CAST’s Rialto, which he handled as well.2 -
Re: What is the correct term for combining italic lowercase with upright roman caps?
FWIW, we’ve been calling it italic with roman caps on Fonts In Use, and no-one has suggested a better term so far. Trump’s Delphin is another typeface that references this tradition.5 -
Re: Font Submissions in the 1970's
Ray, just to manage your expectations: Faces from Letraset is a staple-bound booklet of 44 pages, and has hardly any of the eye candy that Unit’s Letraset: The DIY Typography Revolution has to offer…2 -
Re: Font Submissions in the 1970's
The selection criteria by type publishers are rarely publicly documented in detail, and change over time – they certainly depend on the phase the company is in: when starting up, there’s probably a g…2 -
Re: Font Submissions in the 1970's
By the 1970s, both Letraset and Mecanorma carried more and more exclusive designs. In previous years, their catalog was mostly comprised of adaptations of existing metal typefaces. Some of Letraset’s…6
