Garamond slays the Centaur

13Oct08

The biggest differences between Centaur and Garamond are that Centaur has a bit more of an oldstyle feel to it. The slant of the bar on the lower case ‘e’ is more pronounced in Centaur and the top of the descender bowl drops below the baseline. While the stresses are similar, the stroke direction in [...]

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Bädgea ist schön?

11Oct08

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Gabbay is a late bloomer

11Oct08

Going to have to move on…

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Meet Quintin

10Oct08

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I love you Phillipé.

07Oct08

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Helvetica vs Futura

07Oct08

Knowing my obsession with the Helvetica film and my closet desire to become an old fashion type setter, last Christmas my wife went on eBay to find my some Helvetica slugs. When she found a lot with ‘Hundreds of Helvetica Lead Type’  from an ‘A++++ SELLER!!!’ she got them shipped to the house.
When they arrived [...]

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Figure Ground Stage 4: Third Revisions

23Sep08

Now I’m not sure if it has the same charm, but it certainly is better drawn.

Perhaps I’ll tweak it just a little bit more if I have time before class.

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Figure/Ground Stage 3: Second Revisions

21Sep08

I really want that Onyx one to work.

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Figure/Ground Stage 2: First Revisions

21Sep08

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Figure/Ground Stage 1: Thumbnails

21Sep08

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