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Re: Type design critiques should cost some money
I think that what maintains the presence of the dominant demographic here is discussions like this, by said demographic. Of course, most discussions aren’t political, but this does set the tone. Leav…4 -
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: 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: Type design critiques should cost some money
It doesn’t seem right and proper that a contributor to this forum, becoming disaffected with the course of events, can, under the guise of “Account Deleted” unilaterally remove the content of all the…8 -
Re: Type design critiques should cost some money
Sorry to see James’ departure. I’ve always valued his posts. *** I try to avoid critiquing typeface designs, not because of any parsimony on my part, but because I consider it impertinent to randomly…5
