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Re: Infant type revisited
Andreas, what’s with the loopy “k”?—that’s much too complex for an infant! And the “h” that looks like a “b”? The overall departure from a standard roman style is as much fraktur as infant.1 -
Re: How would you call the italic equivalent of serifs?
Indeed, Thomas. And we still prefer the archaic “italic” (relating to the style’s origin) rather than “oblique”, “slanted” or “skewed”.1 -
Re: Avoid "stroke"
I can’t help seeing type in terms of strokes. In particular, when I look at an A or V which is perfectly symmetrical, it looks like the “down” stroke is thinner than the “up”.4 -
Re: Looking for early examples of type designed for materials other than paper.
Dymo® LabelWriter™ technology.3 -
Re: Launch Timing
What John said—the masses no longer have to search to discover what “fonts” are, and have moved beyond the novelty of hating Comic Sans and Papyrus, or realizing that Helvetica is everywhere.1
