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Re: Family x-Height
I theorize that we are aware of both the absolute size of text letters and their size as “stroked paths”—i.e. linear shapes which have thickness. Who knows, perhaps we also factor the size of the cou…6 -
Re: A Fun Find: Early Greek Didot (1790)
I don’t think it’s a problem, the constraints of hand movement and tool are common. In this example by Marcus Musurus (Burney MS 96, f 144r), there is not much stroke width contrast, but from what th…2 -
Re: Definition of penmanship
“Penmanship” had practical, educational and commercial overtones. It was a skill required not just in higher education, but in a lot of office jobs—secretary, clerk, bookkeeper, etc.—before typewrite…8 -
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: "Helvetica Now" - "Monotype redesigns Helvetica for the digital age"
Size-specific fonts—so very digital! BTW, both Europa Grotesk and Neue Haas Grotesk, which are of course Helveticas in all but name, already have that feature. The Neue Haas has an alternate /R too.4
