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Re: Freitag — toying around with a geometric display sans
I'm not sure the /f/s are quiet enough for running text. You could keep their ascenders geometric but just tighten the radius a bit and they'd have a better shot.1 -
Re: Oldstyle tabular figures
Oldstyle figures (at least theoretically) are more legible and groups of them make more distinct "wordshapes." And the reason to make figures tabular (i.e. monowidth)--to insure they line u…1 -
Re: Paramond — an extreme display serif
Everyone complains about /S/ but an eight is even harder to get right! An issue I see here is that the spine seems to thicken as it just starts to bend coming down at the lower right. (and maybe, bu…2 -
Re: Spacing
As long as you're imperceptibly fudging things, keep in mind you can fudge the banner borders as well as the letters (i.e. it doesn't have to be exactly symmetrical). My eye wants the I to …1 -
Re: Imperial vs Gazette
Farewell ETAOIN SHRDLU shows the NYT's Linotypes in action on their last day.3
