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Re: The Serif: An attempt at deciphering its etymology
We see this in the English word "policy". Probably, this term "police d'écriture" refers not to the rigors of typesetting work but to the fact that type is inherently more fixed a…1 -
Re: Please list your favorite foreign looking Latin fonts
Associations build from usage, and usage is often the nearest handy choice. Papyrus is used for Ancient Egypt themes almost solely because of its name. It was this that prompted me to design Walklike…1 -
Re: Touching serifs or good spacing?
A/M/N and V/W/X/Y could be considered two subcategories. I would venture that this serif treatment on the apex is more valuable to the first group than the second. The three letters in the first grou…1 -
Re: Touching serifs or good spacing?
Alternatively, might it be well to flatten that leading serif always?3 -
Re: Type design hot takes
Those historical ligatures of c_t and s_t with a big extra arc that makes them look like an ampersand should not be in fonts at all, not in dlig or anything. There is no reason for them. They pop up …6
