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Re: Austrian Hat Liner and Hat Paper Label, Possibly Late 19th Century?
The printed material appears to be hand engraved in imitation of type. The letter forms are inconsistent and the grid of boxed lines is too neat for type rules. The styles used are late 19th, early t…1 -
Re: How do you know if a publisher has paid for a font license?
I’m always amused by the irony when someone from Monotype emails me, requesting whether I know whether a certain business has licensed one of my fonts that Myfonts distributes.5 -
Re: What kind of impact did digital/social media have on fonts?
I don’t dispute your analysis, lorcand, except to point out that the OP asked about the decade 2000–2010, when Google Fonts and Adobe Fonts weren’t yet in existence. For earlier “free” fonts, there w…2 -
Re: Who is going to Typecon 2024?
I don’t fly, because of the climate crisis.1 -
Re: How do you make a living as an independent type designer?
Hanging out my shinngle: I named my foundry after myself, for several reasons. Firstly, I couldn’t think up a fancy name that wasn’t already taken. Secondly, Hoefler & Frere-Jones seemed to be do…7
