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Re: Handwritten fonts
Those are hand-drawn, not hand-written.2 -
Re: Smallcaps vs. Bold, Slanted/Oblique vs. Italic
A monotone grey for body text contrast is preferable—because that way when someone looks at a whole page or a column of type the italics (or small caps) used for textual emphasis don’t jump out. They…4 -
Re: Smallcaps vs. Bold, Slanted/Oblique vs. Italic
Another nail in the coffin of “Either/Or”: Bold Small Caps, serving a hierarchical purpose in Entertainment Weekly. Scala Sans, c.2000.4 -
Re: Cyrillic extension cost
I didn’t find a Cyrillic consultant necessary, although I did attend a brilliant Cyrillic seminar in New York, organized by the TDC, involving Maxim Zhukov. I relied primarily on a number of referenc…4 -
Re: Chess Diagram Characters
The typographic chess King’s crown is a representation of the crown(s) used for crowning British monarchs, from at least the 17th century—notable for its arches and maltese cross. Crowns were availab…2
