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From: De Vechtstroom Amsterdam 1718
Christoffel van Dijck
Modoni compress set. For the first time I used an universal kernlist (AFM-file 26 kB)with all the possible combinations of the 26 characters including the Caps. As you will notice, it worked flawless!
The US authority could save a lot of trees when they would choose the superkerned Carthago as the standard font instead of the
Times New Roman.
Although there are about 300.000 fonts in the world (every 6 seconds a font is born...) I couldn't resist the challenge; I thought Questo was a fine short name.. When I googled the name (maybe there was a font with this name) I stumbled on the Questa Project, a project (fonts free download) of the Dutch typedesigners Martin Majoor en Jos Buivenga. Read the PDF with interesting background information.
When you compare the two fonts, you will notice, when set tight, Questo saves a lot of paper... and the readability stays ok. Funny: the capitals in both fonts are not as high as the ascenders, like the Romanee of Jan van Krimpen. You see here both fonts in 20 pts, screenshots of Phsp.
to check poem as pdf, click on it
The Romanee Story
In 1938 the price was 2 Florins a bottle...
Punch g of Romanee (mirrored)
(from: MEESTERS. P.N. van Eyck 500 ex. printed at The Hague in 1945 by Mouton. They made a little mistake in distributing the Foundry Type...The poet didn't notice.
Modernized version of Christoffel Van Dijck 's
(1606-1669) book typeface.
Romulus Monotype compared to Romulus DTL. Not bad, but the original is a bit lighter and crispier, especially the a.
Plakato Neon by Underware modified in PhotoShop
Engels drop (Allsorts Liquorice)
Plakato-Inline by Underware modified in PhotoShop
The search for the real Garamond(t)
Garamond Bauersche Giesserei
Monotype Garamont in Het Boek der Kuskens,
printed bij A.A.M. Stols at Maastricht.
Lutetia by Jan van Krimpen (Joh. Enschede)
Find the real Bodoni...
'Beware of the lazy dogs...'
(picture: sybrand-new-images.nl)
The evolution of the g
The Dutch Donald
A brand-new-Face, wrong character, not-my-type...
Earth on Fire
Perspex #1. Contact us when you want to solve a TypoGraphic problem:eps to font-outlines, complex logo's, ornaments, kerning, calligraphy etc. etc.
After a special treatment Perspex #1 becomes Perspex #4
Stop Smoking
What was the inspiration? Fonts by Van den Keere, Kis or Granjon?
A good example of type-modification: from Bodoni six to seventy two (ITC).
Forum by Frederick Goudy, inspired by Roman Capitals (Goudy once said: 'Some of those old guys stole our best ideas...')
A forgotten Didone on Filmletter, not quite a succes...
Illustrations by Eppo Doeve. Christmas gift of Ruari McLean and George Rainbird in 1954. Bembo 24 pt, printed by the Curwen Press.
Ballade van de 100 Vrijers (Kees Stip, uitg. Boucher) Romulus of Jan van Krimpen (Enschede)
Enschede Type Foundry Specimen
DTL version of the Romulus
The Meidoorn character by S.H. de Roos (LA)
New Alphabet by Timothy Epps and D. Christopher Evans (Quadraatblad Steendrukkerij De Jong)
Fabulae Aesopi printed in 1609 in Amsterdam (complete, Greek and Latin, schoolbook)
Demos, Gerard Unger, one of the first digital typefaces
Typeface: Grotius. Printed by Charles Nypels at Maastricht 1927.
Perpetua by Eric Gill.
Arcadia, poem by Slauerhoff. Typeface: Lutetia by Jan van Krimpen.
Rudolph Koch's Neuland by Klingspor type foundry
BIFUR by Cassandre (Deberny & Peignot)
The Augustijn Roman no. 6 attributed to Peter Schoeffer van Gernsheim (Enschede Type Foundry)
Ampersands collected by Jan Tschichold
Italian Direct Mail 1906
The making of Caecilia by Peter Mathias Noordzij (brochure Lecturis)
Every young typographer has a good start with the Helvetica...