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Re: A Fun Find: Early Greek Didot (1790)
I suspect the Greek caps haven't changed to harmonize with the lowercase just because Latin-based typefounders have 14/24ths of the caps already at hand before they even start carving that way.2 -
Re: Helvetica Now inconsistent terminal/finial form, e and c
Orthogonal terminals are often cited as a distinguishing feature of Neo-Grotesques as a typeface classification—maybe the distinguishing feature. So it may be that our desire to have a coherent taxon…2 -
Re: I know how to start. But I don't know when to finish.
Yup. https://quoteinvestigator.com/2019/03/01/abandon/3 -
Re: Helvetica Now inconsistent terminal/finial form, e and c
@"Ray Larabie" I agree with you. My comment was intended as a rejoinder to Hrant, who I think is mistaking unnoticed aspects of a design (which probably do affect the feeling the reader get…1 -
Re: Definition of penmanship
I would also add that "penmanship" addresses the skill used in writing, and "calligraphy" the things produced with that skill.6
