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• Re: Série 16

  Stephen Coles

  March 2021
  Also, there are links to specimens, related typefaces, and other info on Série 16’s page on Fonts In Use.
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• Re: Industrial typefaces

  Stephen Coles

  February 2021
  Multipurpose workhorses that do their job without fanfare? Franklin Gothic, Charter, Akzidenz Grotesk, Clarendon (mostly).
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• Re: Big Sur and font suitcase files

  Stephen Coles

  January 2021
  Loss of resource fork data is also something to be aware of if you're using a backup service like Backblaze. I lost many old fonts a couple years ago when I recovered a lost drive from Backblaze. I c…
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• Re: Historical background of De Vinne, Howland and other related late 19th century american typefaces

  Stephen Coles

  January 2021
  Interesting! The lowercase is significantly different from De Vinne, though. It’s not mentioned in the article, but Gnichwitz patented several designs for Keystone. Here’s their 1906 showing of De Vi…
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• Re: Historical background of De Vinne, Howland and other related late 19th century american typefaces

  Stephen Coles

  January 2021
  De Vinne was frequently used in ads during the early 20th century. I recommend trawling the American/Inland Printer and other magazine and newspaper hi-res archives from 1900–1920.
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