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Re: Fraction Slash
In part that may be because a century ago fonts didn't routinely come in families with weights ranging to extra bold or black (the squeezed Pabst example above notwithstanding).2 -
Re: Width & weight relationships
Some historical types have the same width from regular to bold because those two weights were duplexed on the same Linotype matrices. Sabon is an example. I have found that when working with unconven…7 -
Re: A new type publishing brand
It may be you're asking for a discussion of branding on a forum intended for a discussion of type. But here's a minor suggestion: I wouldn't use "display" in your core values…2 -
Re: Ascender & descenders in Latin type design
Thanks for posting this. Your method is a bit surprising to me in two ways. First your approach starts from the micro level out instead of the macro level in (i.e., shapes dictating the space used in…2 -
Re: Paramond — an extreme display serif
Only the thin looks interesting to me. The value of the structure of those letters is in their elegance, which is enhanced by the thin weight and compromised by both heavy weight and monolinearity.1
