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Re: Looking for Beautiful Examples of Popular Fonts in Use. Any Recommendations?
Even for well-established fonts, you will only find faux usage at online distributors. The reason is that they require formal written permission, which is generally too much of a hassle.1 -
Re: Looking for references of very heavy serifs with diagonal stress
Almost all high contrast types with diagonal stress in the lower case chicken out of following through in the caps, by making the stress orthogonal. The treatment of C is critical. Do you put a serif…3 -
Re: What is the proper name to give to each Weight? — TyMS WEIGHTS (#TW) THESIS.
There is one absolute weight quality that is determined by the type-designer/font, not the typographer/layout application. It is the weight at which vertical stem width equals stem-to-stem distance. …2 -
Re: What is the proper name to give to each Weight? — TyMS WEIGHTS (#TW) THESIS.
What is considered “Regular” for a sans has changed over time. Gill Sans, for instance, has never had a “Regular”, its normal weight was originally what we would now term Medium. When I updated some …1 -
Name generator for your posh fonts
Name generator for your posh fonts. Or fancy housing developments. (For condos, prefix with “The”.)3
