... digitization by Gerald Giampa of the celebrated font “Centaur” drawn by Bruce Rogers in 1914. “Centaur” was in turn a revival and interpretation of the earliest fonts of ...

Forum topic - kasyapa - 1 Oct 2008 - 8:08pm - 5 comments - 0 attachments

Any suggestions for a sans serif to pair with Centaur? Hoping to letterpress… Thanks guys! ‹ Quicksand ... happy to be wrong, but I think Univers is too stark and Centaur too delicate. Metro looks like it might Metro looks like it ...

Forum topic - ginapaloma - 6 Oct 2008 - 1:30pm - 7 comments - 0 attachments

... But its probably Berkeley Oldstyle Also: Cloister and Centaur Also: Cloister and Centaur Nope to my last one. Nope to my last one. Centaur ...

Forum topic - drmns - 24 May 2006 - 3:30pm - 20 comments - 1 attachment

... so, I’ve been working on a new digitization of the Centaur types of Bruce Rogers . I’ve publicly posted images of the ... 3. Adapt it so that it’s still very clearly Centaur, but less slavish to the Monotype metal. There are plenty other sources ...

Forum topic - raph - 18 Jun 2007 - 1:07pm - 18 comments - 0 attachments

... sorry for poor use of English. I am researching about Centaur, and I can’t find an answer about why digital Centaur is so thin compared to that of metal type. Can anyone tell me what ...

Forum topic - Tosche - 17 Dec 2007 - 1:21pm - 18 comments - 0 attachments

Hi Centaur Fans! Is anyone still interested in Centaur faces? I am a new member of typophile. The reason for me to finally enter was the discussion of Centaur typeface. Yet, some time has passed ;-) (it is dated 2004) Thank you ...

Forum topic - Stefan Seifert - 17 Jun 2007 - 5:01am - 33 comments - 0 attachments

Hi Centaur fans, I just got my copy of "An Account of the Making of ... the Oxford Lectern Bible is in fact 18-point "Bible Centaur". This font is an adaptation of the original Centaur, with some modifications: ascenders and descenders are shortened; ...

Forum topic - raph - 8 Sep 2004 - 2:26pm - 21 comments - 0 attachments

I’m using Centaur as body text in a brochure. Client likes Centaur but hates the “1” glyph. (Says it looks too much like a ... anyone suggest a typeface that’s similar enough to Centaur that I could just swap out the 1s...? Or if that sounds unlikely, any ...

Forum topic - allisondub - 8 Jun 2007 - 11:23am - 4 comments - 0 attachments

... suggestions for a sans serif and/or script companion to Centaur? Thanks! ‹ Yet another chimerical font: A decent OpenType ... it’s a humanist sans so there is a connection to Centaur somehow; but it’s also, in a sense, a geometric sans ... Tell us more about your project. None. The current Centaur we None. The current Centaur we have is a very poor digitization. Of ...

Forum topic - ginapaloma - 1 Jul 2006 - 9:51pm - 33 comments - 0 attachments

... "pass for" this handpainted sign style? › Centaur Centaur You are right. Thanks! You are right. Thanks! (Type ID ...

Forum topic - Tonie Blaze - 6 Oct 2007 - 8:52am - 2 comments - 0 attachments