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Re: If you know special local kerning cases, post them here please
In the immediate post-war (II) era, when German foundries issued a lot more “antiqua” styles (moving away from Fraktur with its negative associations), many would have a c_k and c_h “logotype” (to us…1 -
Re: If you know special local kerning cases, post them here please
c_h and c_k in German. ;)3 -
Re: How extreme do you make your light and bold masters
I use the same method as Max. The beauty of extrapolating between Hairline and Regular is that one gets a degree of precise subtlety in the Extra Light and Light weights that is very hard to attain b…4 -
Re: History of ball terminals in serif typefaces
The ball terminal is associated with the pointed nib because that tool is adept at making any shape, by “filling in”, and also by putting a height of ink—a blob, even—on the page when pressed down fi…5 -
Re: History of ball terminals in serif typefaces
Conceptually, contrast the uniformity of serifed type detail that exists in the oldstyle—informed by the principle of constraint exercised by a broad nib pen held at a consistent angle; with the vari…1
