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Re: Naming the Widest Width
Here’s what Mac McGrew wrote about Century Expanded in Metal Typefaces of the Twentieth Century: Image from Types of the De Vinne press; specimens for the use of compositors, proofreaders and publish…3 -
Re: What are the names for styles of the digit one?
The first one can be described as 1 with flat top (and bottom) serif(s), it looks like a seriffed Roman numeral Ⅰ or Latin capital I. The other two have an angled entry stroke (also: nose, flag). The…12 -
Re: Dutch IJ with dots
It is not uncommon to find a dotted ‘I’ (eye) in all caps (or small caps), see this thread on Flickr for more examples and comments. The dotted ‘I’ appears in lettering all over Europe, often in amat…1 -
Re: Ludlow accents
Ludlow was common in Europe, too, certainly in Germany. Their specimens seem to be very much English-centric, though. While some include characters like æœøߣ and even the Danish ⅍, I have yet to fin…1 -
Re: What are 'true italics'?
The italics of Frutiger Next were neither drawn nor approved by Frutiger, on the contrary. This section in Typefaces: The Complete Works (p259ff) is quite revealing.5
