The German character ß includes the only surviving form of the long s in modern typographical usage. The German character ß includes the only surviving form of the long s in modern typographical usage. Since its sound is ss, it might be thought... 

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Typeface: Archer H&FJ is delighted to introduce Archer ®, a new slab serif in forty styles. Sweet but not saccharine, earnest but not grave, Archer is designed to hit just the right notes of forthrightness, credibility, and charm. Typeface:... 

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If you suspect that my typographic leanings affect my taste for other visual arts, it will come as no surprise to learn how much I love the work of Elliott Puckette. There’s a show of her recent work at Paul Kasmin Gallery in New York, which runs... 

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In most works printed before about 1800 two forms of the lower-case s were used. One was the s that is still in use today; the other was the long s, a character which looks like f without the right-hand part of its crossbar. The italic form of long s... 

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SPY SHOTS FROM MACWORLD!!! If only. This is one of Mark Richards’ spectacular photographs from Core Memory Project, his terrific survey of vintage computers. SPY SHOTS FROM MACWORLD!!! If only. This is one of Mark Richards’ spectacular... 

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Having begun the week with Senator Barack Obama’s typeface , it seemed appropriate to look back at the typography of campaigns past. Here’s a splendid piece of Americana that will be at auction at Christie’s next week: a carved polychrome... 

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Ours isn’t a government that holds designers in especially high esteem; a glance at the back of the $20 bill says as much. So it was with both delight and surprise that I learned this morning that the U. S. Ours isn’t a government that... 

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Typeface: Gotham Bold Literally: that’s our Gotham typeface, as used by Senator Barack Obama . Curiously, John Edwards is also using Gotham, giving the font a combined 68% of the vote in Iowa! —JH Change Typeface: Gotham Bold Literally: that’s... 

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Typeface: Whitney Medium With the arrival of a new year comes a new Zagat Survey , and with this year’s edition comes a special typographic surprise: a complete redesign using our Whitney family. The indomitable Zagat team has given the fonts one... 

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