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Re: History of ball terminals in serif typefaces
This observation isn't particular to ball terminals per se: whether using a broad tip tool or an expansive tool, when writing Latin letters one can more easily produce a greater variety of pleas…6 -
Re: While working on a typeface, how do you handle all those candidates for the same glyph?
I find that's not how I work. If I occasionally save a version of a glyph as .alt, I find that always indicates that I'm not satisfied with that approach, and I am unlikely to return to it.…11 -
Re: While working on a typeface, how do you handle all those candidates for the same glyph?
I force myself to make a decision.6 -
Re: Tallone Reserve of Punches (via Antonio Cavedoni)
Did Jim also tell you the story about what happens if you neglect to stir the pot regularly? I can't remember if it was him or his friend who was hit in the back of the head by a big dollop of m…1 -
Re: Tallone Reserve of Punches (via Antonio Cavedoni)
There was a hot metal version of the Tallone type, manufactured by Monotype in the US for the Max Factor cosmetics company. This was recorded in the Lanston archives as 'Tallone Max Factor'…1
