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Andrew B. · 09-17-2020, 12:49 PM

Looks like the 2K Typographic Design website has greatly expanded since I first posted about it. Before they looked like they were trying to present a sedate image, and now they are coming on like sales-savvy capitalists.

But anyway, they imply that it's mostly about x-height, but there are other fonts where x-height is ample. With this ComfortPrint they came up with a good combination of dominant x-height, ample font weight, and narrow (but not too narrow) font width,

Here's a page with a nifty slider gizmo you can play with.

09-17-2020, 12:49 PM	#12
Andrew B. Staff Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 4,078	Looks like the 2K Typographic Design website has greatly expanded since I first posted about it. Before they looked like they were trying to present a sedate image, and now they are coming on like sales-savvy capitalists. But anyway, they imply that it's mostly about x-height, but there are other fonts where x-height is ample. With this ComfortPrint they came up with a good combination of dominant x-height, ample font weight, and narrow (but not too narrow) font width, Here's a page with a nifty slider gizmo you can play with. __________________ fallberry.com

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