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Re: Best place to start a foundry?
Besides all this, why should you want to base your activity outside of the place where you reside?1 -
Re: Historical background of De Vinne, Howland and other related late 19th century american typefaces
I am in awe for the research you are doing. As I progress in my De Vinne digital version(s) and search maybe I will get in touch. Should you need anything on the italian front, just contact me &…1 -
Re: Historical background of De Vinne, Howland and other related late 19th century american typefaces
The first one, which is the one cut from most foundries, is largely faithful to the Roman (/4 is an exception, /7 has a curved stem, but it shows they were conscious decisions… or so it seems). The …1 -
Re: Need some help for my new font name
You’re right, but actually almost always the first thing which I decide for a typeface is its name. It’s often the name, and the concept related to it, that fuels and drives the creative process of …1 -
The Number sign—now and then—across languages.
While wondering how to draw the number sign for my digital version of De Vinne, I stumbled into these very interesting considerations by Jonathan Hoefler: «Nº was the number sign before # became a nu…1
