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Re: A question about the Greek Tonos
For an alternative interpretation take a look at the type designs of Panos Vassiliou. Centro, for instance, while not Victorian, is a slab serif style with eta resembling /n, nu /v and chi /x. It is …1 -
Re: "Helvetica Now" - "Monotype redesigns Helvetica for the digital age"
Akzidenz Grotesk had differently angle terminals at different sizes, in metal, immediately prior to the design of Helvetica. Berthold 1954 specimen:5 -
Re: ATF Typesetter Question
‘The machine, about the size of a desk, has an ordinary typewriter keyboard. When the operator presses a key the machine photographs a letter either on positive or negative film. The film is transfer…1 -
Re: Plex; IBM's new font identity model
Chiat Day was Apple’s agency in 1984, and started out using a display cut of Goudy Old Style in Apple ads before switching to Apple Garamond in the same year. The effect was not hugely different, giv…3 -
Re: Plex; IBM's new font identity model
Vignelli’s “You only need a few typefaces” dictum cannot be separated from the reductive minimalism of his overall design ethos/style. Much as I admire his work, I think the world would be a terribly…1
