If you enjoy watching about type in NYC, I recommend the documentary Helvetica (2007). Even though it has its biases (I mean which documentary doesn’t), I enjoyed it.
9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.works
on 16 Feb 04:06
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I am in NO WAY interested in typography AT ALL and i found helvetica to be a super interesting documentary
And the sountrack made me a fan of el ten eleven
wyrmroot@programming.dev
on 15 Feb 23:03
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I probably wouldn’t normally have looked at a photo gallery of Manhattan signs, but this made it really interesting.
At one point someone explained to me Gorton must have been a routing font, meant to be carved out by a milling machine rather than painted on top or impressed with an inked press.
Every stroke of Gorton is exactly the same thickness (typographers would call such fonts “monoline”).
Monoline fonts are not respected highly, because every type designer will tell you: This is not how you design a font.
Pen plotters need monoline fonts.
I’ve been kind of interested in fountain pen plotters recently, things like these, as I like the look of fountain pen stuff, but would rather use a computer to do stuff (repeatedly, at scale) than train my hand. I don’t think that there’s anything “bad” about monoline fonts. They’re just designed for a specific purpose.
Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone
on 16 Feb 02:12
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A damn good read, thanks for sharing
I’m going to have to download the font to give some use
Glitchvid@lemmy.world
on 16 Feb 04:13
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What a wonderfully enchanting exploration of Gorton.
I’ve had a soft spot for Gordon Modified for a long time, I use Signature Plastics keycaps on almost all my keyboards, with its wonderful rounded characters . There’s just something about it, easy on the eyes, immediately legible at even small scales, it’s a comfort font.
Actually kind of an amazing read. I suspect it shall live another life on 3-axis router tables and such for a while. The mechanic is single stroke lettering remain the same
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Very long, but crazy well made presentation of the topic. Facinating.
I just downloaded and tried it. It’s beautiful. Brings back so many memories.
Holy rabbit hole, Batman! Very interesting article if you’re a typography geek.
Typography geek here.
If you enjoy watching about type in NYC, I recommend the documentary Helvetica (2007). Even though it has its biases (I mean which documentary doesn’t), I enjoyed it.
I am in NO WAY interested in typography AT ALL and i found helvetica to be a super interesting documentary
And the sountrack made me a fan of el ten eleven
This was an awesome read!
I probably wouldn’t normally have looked at a photo gallery of Manhattan signs, but this made it really interesting.
Pen plotters need monoline fonts.
I’ve been kind of interested in fountain pen plotters recently, things like these, as I like the look of fountain pen stuff, but would rather use a computer to do stuff (repeatedly, at scale) than train my hand. I don’t think that there’s anything “bad” about monoline fonts. They’re just designed for a specific purpose.
A damn good read, thanks for sharing
I’m going to have to download the font to give some use
What a wonderfully enchanting exploration of Gorton.
I’ve had a soft spot for Gordon Modified for a long time, I use Signature Plastics keycaps on almost all my keyboards, with its wonderful rounded characters . There’s just something about it, easy on the eyes, immediately legible at even small scales, it’s a comfort font.
Actually kind of an amazing read. I suspect it shall live another life on 3-axis router tables and such for a while. The mechanic is single stroke lettering remain the same
Fascinating :)
That article is a work of art!