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Re: Infant type revisited
Antykwa Półtawskiego (1923–1928) was designed to meet the special requirements of the Polish language by minimizing diagonals in the frequent letters ‘k’, ‘w’, ‘y’. There are a few other designs that…2 -
Re: German ch and ck ligs
Hi Chris, Nice find! Lots of things have already been said in the Typophile thread you linked to, so if you any specific questions, please let us know. The typeface used here is Wittelsbach (Schelter…7 -
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
