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Re: Book, Regular, Medium
For such historical examples, keep in mind that Book here originally designated not only a weight, but also a specific range of sizes (with respective proportions and spacing). While Futura mager and…9 -
Re: Seeking additional specimens of "Fafner" by Schelter & Giesecke
Your memory didn’t deceive you, Claudio. Fafner was cast by Augusta as Ovidio.1 -
Re: Reason for this kind of double quotation marks
The problem with such maps is that they are simplistic. It’s correct that „…“ is the standard form of quotation marks in Germany – in office context and also in many newspapers. As soon as you start …7 -
Re: The middle spur of the minuscule “l” in French type designs, historically up to today.
The spur is known in French as ergot or sécante. It can be found in calligraphic models predating the roman du roi, incl. cursive and blackletter styles, on the l, but also on b, d, h, k, ſ and other…5 -
Re: MyType.io: Will this service help you?
As a professional type user, I long for a place where I can find the best option from a pre-defined field. I often already know my question is blue (e.g. “dynamic sans serif with an edge”). I need to…6
