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Re: Case study: SS.I typographic redesign
Joshua, I’m sure you’ve run across the old maxim, often attributed to William Faulkner, “In writing, you must kill all your darlings.” What this addresses is the stoicism it takes to be a good self-e…1 -
Re: Linocomp II output
My recall of this machine is a little vague, but I do remember that the output was to paper. I believe the roll contained both a photo-sensitive receiver and the output paper (for paste-up), which on…4 -
Re: Bold small caps: necessity, abomination, or side effect of variability?
Rather than speaking with fellow type designers about bold small caps, I think it’s a better idea to discuss them with experienced typographers who work on complex, carefully layered texts. Bold smal…3 -
Re: Platonic Ideals in Typography
The “perfect” font can be destroyed in a flash by bad choices of size, line length, leading, tracking, color, and any number of other variables determined by the user. With these considerations, one …4 -
Re: Explanation of the Type Industry.
The type industry—as an industry—is one in which the supply is far greater than the demand. It became this way during the nearly four decades after the democratization of type-making technology in th…5
