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Re: On rationalization, flex nibs, and modern serifs
“Rationalization” sounds very intellectual, but neoclassicism was an aesthetic style as much as anything—witness architect John Nash’s predilection for stucco, covering the the bricks and blocks of c…3 -
Re: On rationalization, flex nibs, and modern serifs
There is also the role of printing technology to consider. In his 1819 Imperial Foundry specimen, Richard Austin acknowledged the role of new technology (harder metal, smoother paper, blacker ink) in…5 -
Re: Happy 25th Birthday, OpenType (May 6)
No, I was thinking of Christian Schwartz’s Local Gothic.3 -
Re: How long does it takes for you to finish a typeface?
It’s made possible by modifying a previous design, of which I have many. My last commission was for a high-contrast sans. So I looked at all the serifed faces I’ve produced in the past and zeroed in …4 -
Re: How long does it takes for you to finish a typeface?
The thing is, there is always some new format to adapt the design to, and script and language extensions to be done. So I don’t think I’ve ever actually “finished” any typeface—although I have abando…4
