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Re: Looking for information on early-twentieth-century letterpress book face
Indeed, this is the case. I’m not sure how many total Linotype companies operated in Europe, but for its entire run, the Mergenthaler Linotype company based out of Berlin and Frankfurt had an indepe…3 -
Re: Uneven/unbalanced serifs?
My interpretation: I am more on James’s side. Some of this might be due to the printing process. I doubt that the typeface had imperfectly-cut punches. By the time this was made, Schelter & Giese…2 -
Re: Finished another Art Nouveau revival. This one fought me all the way; glad to see the back of it!
Oliver, I have done a bit of research into this, including speaking with employees at two German patent office locations, and at a university office dealing with patent registration & research. U…3 -
Re: Finished another Art Nouveau revival. This one fought me all the way; glad to see the back of it!
AFAIK, German copyright law does not apply to typefaces’ visual appearances. Typefaces can be registered with the patent office for a design patent (and they are), but this only lasts for a limited t…4 -
Re: modern text font without kerning or with just a few kerning pairs
Georgia!6
