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Defending the typographic downtrodden
This appeared today on the Washington Post’s op-ed page: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/10/25/i-dont-care-what-others-say-this-is-typeface-me/?arc404=true Given the rest of today's news…1 -
Re: Book, Regular, Medium
I believe that the word that is wanted here is “standard,” meaning : 1. “Something considered by an authority or by general consent as a basis of comparison; an approved model”; 2. “an object that is…1 -
Re: Book, Regular, Medium
My earliest recollection of a “Book” weight was in the release of Tony Stan’s Berkeley Oldstyle by ITC, in 1983. Like most ITC types, Berkeley Oldstyle was an eight-weight family: Book, Medium, Bold,…5 -
Re: The Market for Expensive Cheese Graters
The Mac Pro was, from the start, intended as a business machine: a fully tax-deductible expense for business buyers who have the need for its capabilities. As the not-so-proud owner of a trash can Ma…3 -
Re: Scrunch!
The art director seems to have had a marvelous good time with this. Stelazine is an anti-psychotic drug, and if any typography ever reflected psychosis, this is surely it. If you look at the type lon…4