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Re: The kerning on the pope’s tomb
It seems to me that poor spacing as a “symbol of humility” is similar to claiming that ransom note typography expresses universalist (I.e., catholic [lc]) sentiment. The disgraceful performance of le…7 -
Re: Should I include small caps etc. in an authentic italic font revival?
For anyone interested in the general topic of the history of small caps, here's a article worth perusing: https://works.hcommons.org/records/f1wzt-01t733 -
Re: Case study: SS.I typographic redesign
Joshua, I think this has become too particular for a public discussion. Please feel free to contact me through my website if you’d like to discuss it further.1 -
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