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Re: No art training; where to start?
I recommend attempting to make facsimiles of old letterpress documents with InDesign. In a magazine from the 1950s, identify the typeface used in the body copy of editorial or an ad. (McGrew’s Americ…2 -
Re: How to determine a perfect/test proofing word ?
But no diagonals, unfortunately.2 -
Re: How to determine a perfect/test proofing word ?
For capitals I like MASSIVE ATTACK, HEMINGWAY, and LAWYERS. The premise being that if you get the hard stuff right first, the rest falls into place.1 -
Re: How to determine a perfect/test proofing word ?
What is the score for Hamburgefonts? It lacks, of course, diagonals—an example of what Alastair Johnston called “prime rib” in Alphabets to Order, omitting the bothersome, nasty, spiky characters in …1 -
Re: Precomposed fractions — waste of time and space?
I have included a basic repertoire of Unicoded, precomposed, nut (stacked) fractions in several fonts, activated by the <frac> feature. Above: Dair. Left: osf + nut, Centre: lining + “slash vir…1
