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Re: favourite sources for metal type research
Hey Lukas!The best way to examine these types depends a bit on where one is. Fortunately, I know where you are. The best way for you to examine prints of types cut by Granjon, Garamond or Griffo is t…6 -
Re: Bank Gothic Variable Font / FontLab VI
FWIW, when I was much younger and working at Linotype, I drew a Bank Gothic with a new lowercase. Some of the caps were based on old Ikarus data that Linotype had; Linotype had sold Bank Gothic fonts…4 -
Re: Regular newspapers made with manual typesetting
Hrant may be thinking of the Musalman, a newspaper from Chennai in India. https://www.google.de/amp/s/www.thehindu.com/society/the-worlds-only-handwritten-newspaper-is-91-and-sells-at-75-paise/articl…2 -
Re: Helvetica Now inconsistent terminal/finial form, e and c
I am surprised that no one has mentioned this so far: In the original metal fonts of Neue Haas-Grotesk, some of the terminals are not flat, but instead have a slight angle. I have seen this on severa…3 -
Re: "Helvetica Now" - "Monotype redesigns Helvetica for the digital age"
Right. AG was sold in the US by Continental Typefounders, who had a deal with Berthold over in Europe to do this, and the typeface was marketed as Standard. At least, that is how I remember the gist…4
