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Wiki - Ken Messenger - 9 Feb 2012 - 12:32pm - 0 comments

The Mystery of Steile Futura (Topic)

... it is tempting fate for a re-brand, sorry.) Note the minuscule forms of cap M and N, as in Steile. Eurostile was nicely done, ... of rationalised grotesques, or of post-Syntax sanses (that humanist label is really too loaded, I don't like it). But if you want your ...

Forum topic - Stephen Coles - 11 Aug 2007 - 11:49am - 149 comments - 0 attachments

Type Battle! Week 2 (23 Jan)

... I would... can't resist... Now we back to rock the minuscule, hide yo eyes ya fool, can't stop the Franklin from ranklin yo ... and I am not sure about the F terminal... perhaps a more humanist stroke... anyone for a bigger preview? Okay let’s try ...

Forum topic - Christian Robertson - 28 Oct 2007 - 7:56pm - 117 comments - 0 attachments

What's your favorite humanist typeface?

... in planning and urban design. I'm interested in a humanist font that's classic, clean, and sturdy enough to be a workmark at ... or serifed type . in calligraphy , the humanist minuscule is a descendant of the carolingian minuscule . The humanist ...

Forum topic - JB01 - 18 Mar 2007 - 2:23pm - 15 comments - 0 attachments

>>> Type ID Pop Quiz V2.2 - Intermediate Level

... took Joanna and gave it a cocktail... Gill is too humanist. Gill is too humanist. Amasis? Amasis? Nope. Think ... character maps is that the ‘Eng’ often features the minuscule n form in upper case. At least. I give up. ;) Hint: Florian is ...

Forum topic - Bald Condensed - 3 Jun 2007 - 6:07am - 235 comments - 0 attachments

greek ductus

... of Sweynheym and Pannartz, often cited as the first true humanist/roman type. In it, the caps have pronounced serifs, but the lower case ... were already used in late (11th cent.) Italian Caroline minuscule, and this just may have played a part in the idea for 15th cent. ...

Forum topic - docunagi - 18 May 2007 - 6:24am - 61 comments - 0 attachments

Type and Lettering Styles

... , and Fraktur ) Calligraphy Carolingian Minuscule (see also Caroline ) English Copperplate Script ... Modern Sans Serif (includes Grotesk Humanist Geometric ) Script SemiSerif Serif ...

Wiki - Eric_West - 10 Apr 2007 - 9:57am - 0 comments

carolingian minuscules- what is the connection with serifs

... relevant in the copy i have. please explain. PS if the humanist bookhand evolved in italy in 15th century was based on Carolingian ... the present-day Roman alphabet. The Carolingian minuscule , was then a highly legible script which the Humanists called ...

Forum topic - missgiggles - 15 Dec 2006 - 1:18pm - 11 comments - 0 attachments

is the following statement true?

... were labelled “Gothic”, in contrast to Carolingian minuscule . Also check out the calligraphic tradition in Aldus Manutius ... which was closer in look to Roman caps, has to do with the Humanist movement and the fact that they were publishing in Latin language. ...

Forum topic - missgiggles - 18 Dec 2006 - 5:11am - 10 comments - 0 attachments

Are there indie font collections for students? If not, why?

... many in one pack? All I want is this: A geometric sans, a humanist sans, a slab, a Modern, and a few choice oldstyle or transitional text ... a target worth shooting for–and hoping to make up the minuscule margin by selling direct and in large volumes. There's also the ...

Forum topic - Dunwich Type - 30 Oct 2006 - 1:51pm - 45 comments - 0 attachments