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From: clouds@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Kathy Strong)
Newsgroups: comp.fonts
Subject: Re: Fonts at 300 dpi (was: Wanted - Review of "Ellington" Font)
Summary: Boooo-ring!  :-)
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Date: 9 Nov 90 15:30:29 GMT
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In article <8078@adobe.UUCP> dkletter@adobe.UUCP (SUGAR in their vitamins?) writes:
>
>boring? geez you like Optima and you can't appreciate a typeface that was
>geometrically designed? Adrain Frutiger is an amazing type designer and
>the Univers fonts remain one of my favourites.
>
I stand by my guns. Univers is boooo-ring.  :-)

>of course, there's always Franklin Gothic (font of Andy Warhol's INTERVIEW
>magazine!) which holds up very nicely.
>
Yes, I was thinking of FG when I started my posting but it escaped my thoughts
before I'd finished my diatribe on laserprinting Optima at small sizes...
One of FG's many virtues is that it makes a much better headline face than
Helvetica, for those who like to do sans headlines with serif body copy in
newsletters/newspapers. 

>>And a third suggestion: If you want the feel of a sans-serif but don't
>>want to sacrifice readability or interest, try one of the square serifs.
>
>you mean, Egyptian typefaces?
>
Heh, I'm not sure I'm ready for a thread on "the PROPER way to classify type"--
that one is nearly as arbitrary as "the best computer" :-).  I personally
think the word "Egyptian," while historically accurate, has so little to do with
what those faces are all about that I just don't use it. I'll grant you that
"square serif" can technically include Clarendons and such, as well as the
"Egyptians" such as Glypha, Memphis, and Lubalin Graph. How's about a compro-
mise? Let's call them Slab Serifs--after all, THEY do (points to Font and 
Function with a pious expression). 

(And a wink.)

--Kathy


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