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Re: Diversifying TypeDrawers
I like Elizabeth’s take on quotas, as outlined in her linked post. Forget the past and individual morality. There’s not much merit in arguing over who should be called out over what. If there is agre…3 -
Re: Are printed specimens just fun objects or do they really help sell type?
I’ve always been fascinated by type specimens as a literary form, when they become a kind of concrete poetry. Alphabets to Order by Alastair Johnston of Poltroon Press is a brilliant treatise on this…3 -
Re: Reactions: How insightful is Insightful?
I almost never look at tags, or make them.1 -
Re: Are printed specimens just fun objects or do they really help sell type?
Diana, I don‘t think there are many type buyers here at Type Drawers. However, warming to the subject, may I say that my foundry continues to publish the occasional printed piece—primarily for the go…1 -
Re: Case sensitive forms in calt or case?
Gerben Dollen’s typeface Actium has a <calt> effect—“Smart Capo”—that changes consecutive capitals into small capitals. I try to avoid being too clever with the <calt> feature, on the pri…6
