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Re: Getting a Basis for Specific Optical sizes
You can keep the contrast, to a desired degree. The smallest point sizes Bodoni used kept a certain contrast. Obviously inking and printing decrease it, but that’s how you actually experienced the t…2 -
Re: Getting a Basis for Specific Optical sizes
Not at all. It’s closely based (in fact, even too closely, as it preserves print imperfections from the books) on the same point sizes of Bodoni faces they gathered in Parma. If it was cleaned up a …3 -
Re: Getting a Basis for Specific Optical sizes
What I find curious in Hoefler's approach is that he chose to keep the x-height the same, even in the smaller sizes. The /D/ is almost narrower in the 6pt master, I wonder why.3 -
Re: t y p o g r a p h i c w o r k
I can’t believe so much time has passed. I am always marveling at these incredible times in the early 1990s, when graphic designers improvised themselves as “trained type designers”. Lots of excitem…1 -
Re: Historical background of De Vinne, Howland and other related late 19th century american typefaces
Starting to tackle De Vinne before waiting to get in touch with Stephen for possible additional specimen pages for Howland. I just love the text of this 1907 specimen. «Its greatest defect: does not …1
