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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 -
Re: "Helvetica Now" - "Monotype redesigns Helvetica for the digital age"
Mark and Dan are more or less correct. “Standard” was simply the name given to Berthold’s Akzidenz Grotesk by its U.S. importer, Amsterdam Continental, which was one of only two major type importers.…4 -
Re: Printer recommendations for proofing?
Here’s the current reality about print books vs. ebooks: At the end of 2018, the American Booksellers Association reported that the number of independent bookstores in the U.S. increased for the nint…3
