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Re: What was the very first typeface described as “feminine”?
Maybe assigning what the type designer or writer believes to be the gender characteristic of a typeface is more limiting. When an angular stencil headliner isn't described in ad copy as masculin…4 -
Re: URW is hiring a Senior Typeface Designer
@"Hrant H. Papazian" I think it's impolite to hijack someone's job posting with a discussion of the merits of formal education.6 -
Re: Specific diacritic designs depending on language
When I see how diacritical marks are treated in 20th century display typography, it makes today's typefaces look absolutely timid. OTVAR headroom/legroom axes might open the doors to some intere…1 -
Re: Is it ok to call a "typeface design" the UI of a font software program?
The term software can be confusing. Some people I've encountered have trouble understanding not only the concept but also the language embedding font software into application software. They don…2 -
Re: What are 'true italics'?
I feel like there was backlash against mechanical slanting in the 1990s up until recently as a reaction to application slanting and autoslanted typefaces that appeared in early DTP days. I think the …3
