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Re: Case study: SS.I typographic redesign
Today: experimenting with angle brackets. In this case, angle brackets denote text in a handwritten journal that was added as an afterthought, between the lines. Note also my custom diagonal striketh…1 -
Re: Case study: SS.I typographic redesign
Thanks, Stephen, that actually means the world to me. I had wondered whether I should stop discussing this, since I didn't sense any interest, but thanks to you I will keep posting updates. The curre…1 -
Re: Reverse Italic, Backslanted, Cilati
"Reverse italic" already has a well-established meaning among editors and typographers. Reverse italic refers to a passage set in roman type within an otherwise italic context.5 -
Fun, detailed essay on old machine-routing font
This should be of interest to the denizens of TypeDrawers: https://aresluna.org/the-hardest-working-font-in-manhattan/6 -
Re: Punctuation education
The Chicago ellipsis is notoriously widely spaced. I respect Chicago's advice on many things, but I tend to ignore them when it comes to typography. CMOS is written by editors, not typographers. Crai…1
