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Re: Average number of type designers in a type design group.
Frank, it’s not exactly arbitrary. Ruxandra’s research is based on sources which are cited in the footnotes and timeline bibliography. Inevitably, there will be omissions, some due to time and space …1 -
Re: Is this a 'w' ?
Here’s an example from a 1950s German writing manual via @Nina%20Stössinger: Also in Rudolf Koch’s Offenbacher Schrift (1928): As for typefaces, Kleuken’s Ratio had this form. Kursivschrift’s ‘w’ doe…2 -
Re: Are printed specimens just fun objects or do they really help sell type?
But these people are often influencers for those who do buy fonts.2 -
Re: Are printed specimens just fun objects or do they really help sell type?
Micro/mini/brochure sites dedicated to a particular typeface or collection can be effective, but I think printed objects often stick in the human memory in ways that online promotion does not. More t…4 -
Re: Control words in different languages/scripts
You don’t like Ringstraße Motel or Kindergartenkloßzeit?2
