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Re: Eyeball font identification party trick strategies
I think most of my IDs are based on a memory of an established set of typefaces (maybe 500?). When I see something I can’t immediately identify, I fall back on the memory (or hunch) of how the typefa…1 -
Re: Typeface timeline
Good points, James. The Census also includes a timeline, which mentions Emigre and online font distribution.1 -
Re: Typeface timeline
This graph from the 2013 Typographica Census, showing the rise of new foundries, may help a bit. The increase from 2013–2023 is likely exponential. Many dozens per year.1 -
Re: The Six Basic Typefaces of Massimo Vignelli
Here’s more about his “few basic typefaces”. It helps to remember that Vignelli was a modernist and a purist. For his 1991 iteration of this edict he was mainly responding to the explosion of experim…4 -
Re: How to determine a perfect/test proofing word ?
This a bit of a digression from your project, Hugo, but I hope it’s helpful: When I began working on The Anatomy of Type, it became clear I’d need a bank of pithy words that could be used to illustra…1
