Just had lunch with the guy who wrote shuffle code on the original iPod! And, also, worked on putting Chicago font on its screen. ^_^
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Another type term: “–30–” was used to indicate end of story. That’s what
@AoDespair named last episode of The Wire. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E2%80%9330%E2%80%93 …2 replies 1 retweet 1 like -
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Why 30? This offers clues: http://html5.saila.com/journalism/thirty/ … Frederic Goudy’s posthumous typeface was called… Goudy Thirty. https://www.p22.com/family-Goudy_Thirty …
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“We read best what we read most.” It doesn’t matter that alphabets are not optimal if we’ve gotten good at recognizing their patterns.
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“About the Typefaces Not Used in This Edition” “The unorthodox typeface Aviary relies on the migration of birds.”https://www.theguardian.com/books/2002/dec/07/guardianfirstbookaward2002.gurardianfirstbookaward …
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“Here we are to show you the fun side of Hermann Zapf.”—
@NickSherman and@kioskfonts#TypeConpic.twitter.com/ZOOuUmhiXE
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Look at those alternates and ligatures in ITC Avant Garde!pic.twitter.com/HsgGbKXTPl
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Now, learning about lettering and type design for… Trump Hotels.
#TypeConpic.twitter.com/SbjAIwVgNC
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“We couldn’t call it Trump Regular. They asked us to call it «Trump Essential».”
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“Please vote in November.”pic.twitter.com/lnN9lUI5wx
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TypeCon inspired me to start my first Mac Swift app, but then I learned of an app that does what I wanted and more! https://earthlingsoft.net/UnicodeChecker/
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Joseph Fry. “Known for: Type-founder and chocolate maker.” What a life! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Fry_(type-founder) …
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