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Re: white space compensation or other reasons in N, M, W etc.
For the N the important thing is the counter space—if the top white triangle looks bigger than the bottom white triangle, the letter will look upside down. And, an optical illusion will mean that eve…5 -
Re: Question: Characters in the Upper Case (diagram from Updike's Printing Types)
Rightmost ones look like you could string them together to make horizontal braces {}.4 -
Re: Question: Why are foot serifs cupped?
Another potential factor not yet mentioned: As metal sorts are used over and over, their surfaces get worn, and more so at their corners. So cupping serifs may also be seen as a countermeasure to the…3 -
Re: Arrowwood
Looking good! My eye wants the top of the closed counter of /A to be nudged a little rightward. Top arms of /E and /F and bottom arm of /E could maybe get a touch darker?2 -
Re: En/Em dash length for condensed style font
Bringhurst says the hyphen is now standardized to a quarter em, for what that's worth. It seems clear to me that with condensed or expanded designs, such an em-based standard isn't going to work. But…2
