John Savard

  • Re: Strange "p" from Griffo in Bembo's De Aetna

    There you are, you've solved the mystery! There's one kind of capital P which could be easily placed in that position. A capital P from a titling font. That, however, would have to have a …
  • Re: Goldman Sans?

    Who can argue with something the New York Times found worthy of quoting?Not being a professional type designer myself, I wouldn't feel myself qualified to assess Goldman Sans in such terms, eve…
  • Re: Goldman Sans?

    Although there are many differences between the two typefaces, I now think that I have identified the typeface to which Goldman Sans had a strong resemblance in general "feel", if not in de…
  • Re: Why is my font ugly

    Although I personally am not a fan of the style of sans-serif typeface it has now become (I perceive the current version as being a humanist sans-serif, a lot like Gill Sans), never the less this is …
  • Re: Why is my font ugly

    It may need some slight improvement, but I don't think it's ugly, even as is. The sans-serif typefaces before Franklin Gothic and News Gothic: those were ugly. But then Franklin Gothic and …
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