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Re: Font licensing thread – would you approve this?
My bet is that this bit is placeholder text inserted by the font editor because the actual designer didn’t fill in the respective information. Not a good practice.4 -
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 -
Re: Looking for references: rounded fat faces/1800s slabs
Buffalo was designed in the late 1960s, Buckboard is from 2009, and HWT Artz was conceived even more recently. If you want to do a 1800s slab, maybe you should consult the historical sources directly…2 -
Re: German Script Assistance, Antique Melone / Bowler Hat
Hi Steve, I don’t see how the script could help with the dating. The first image includes a line saying “R. 1857”, but that doesn’t tell us much. The sign on the inside is more revealing: “H[einri]ch…2 -
Re: Horizontal stroke in Latin Extended characters
In addition to what Jens wrote: You may want to consult the latest retail versions from the original sources, and not the versions that come bundled with some OS. For example, here is Big Caslon as i…8
