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Bodoni
You know the problem: you set your mind on a typeface and then it’s not available in your size, format, or for the machine you have. In the case of Bodoni, this just got a little less likely to happen....
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Lady Speaker Sorts
Turns out, it’s never been that hard to find Lady Speakers after all Although readily available in recent years, it’s still worth mentioning there was no shortage of Lady Speakers in 1915. Yes, both...
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Ella Cursief
The year is 1915 and the typeface is Ella Cursief. While the name might imply that it is intended for the ladies that can’t be true because women do not even have the right to vote yet. Honestly, this...
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Hobo Light
The first styles of Hobo were released by ATF in 1910. There are different theories about why Hobo is called Hobo, one being that it was left behind in the drawers of designer Morris Fuller Benton for...
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Caslon Openface
It’s talked about everywhere — typefaces are expected to be available in large series these days, not just a handful of fonts. The good folks of ATF-division Barnhart Brothers & Spindlers listened...
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Zilvertype
I was excited to see a new book face designed by Sjoerd Hendrik de Roos of Lettergieterij Amsterdam (aka Tetterode). We’re all, of course, still reeling from the incredible success of his Hollandsche...
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Die Mode
Nothing says “fashionable” like Die Mode! If you’re a modern bird with a flair for fashion, look no further than Die Mode: a stylish, upright script face with delightful features. Published by the...
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Goudy Old Style
Society Section, Forest Hills Gardens Gazette, March 16, 1915, Forest Hills Gardens, New York About Town with Mrs. H. Puterschein Frederic Goudy, a local printer and independent designer of typefaces...
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Centaur
You are surely aware of the titling caps that the great Mr. Bruce Rogers has drawn for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York (what is that I hear about a logo? No, these were great). It is...
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Koralle
Koralle by Schelter & Giesecke, Leipzig, is a breath of clear fresh air after the surge of gnarly grots and artsy spawn of recent years. Neither totally geometric nor too hyggelig humanist, it...
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Schmalfette Sensation
http://www.alphabettes.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Schmalfette-Sensation.m4a If you judge its look by the sound of its name, Schmalfette Sensation would be the Humpback anglerfish of typefaces....
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Emperor Maximilian’s New Clothes
Rudolf Koch began experimenting with pre-Fraktur letterforms he named ‘Maximilian,’ after Emperor Maximilian, an early benefactor of Gutenberg, during the years preceding World War I. Ultimately these...
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It’s been an exciting year in type; one that saw many technical innovations, company mergers and restructuring, as well as some delightful new font releases which we will surely encounter in printed...
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