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Re: Font questions
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney)
Mon Jan 9 17:13:35 2012
From: Kate Mahoney <kate_mahoney@alum.mit.edu>
In-Reply-To: <alpine.DEB.2.02.1201082045020.27122@W20-575-4.MIT.EDU>
Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 17:13:30 -0500
Cc: apo-printshop@mit.edu
To: "Leonard H Tower Jr." <tower@alum.mit.edu>
Also, does anyone know off the top of their head what the largest size =
of Liberty (or other script) font the chapter has is?
Kate
On Jan 8, 2012, at 9:46 PM, Leonard H Tower Jr. wrote:
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> Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 20:19:03 -0500
> From: Kate Mahoney <kate_mahoney@alum.mit.edu>
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> Everyone, see "ANYONE" below ; - }
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> Quick typesetting question:
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> Does the chapter have any serif style fonts (Times Roman, Century
> Schoolbook, Caslon) in a small caps font? =20
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> Hi Kate,
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> Anyone else? =20
> (There are type cases, I've never completely looked through.)
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> Libra 18pt is the closest I know of. And there isn't a lot of it.
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> Cooperplate Gothic Heavy 12pt & 6pt has small caps, but it's sans =
serif.
> Nice font, AX's letterhead uses it. More of it than the Libra, but
> not a super lot.
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> You might also try using Century Schoolbook BOLD for the Large Cap and
> Century Schoolbook for the Small Cap in the same point size and see
> how it looks.
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> If not, would mixing 2 different point sizes of the same font work?
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> Kate
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> Maybe. The Gotcha is whether you can get the baselines to line up.
> Or if it's OK to have them slightly off.
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> You fill the space above (and/or maybe below) the small font
> with lead to fill to the point size of the larger font.
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> It's nice to not have to cut more lead to fit then necessary,
> but you do have to almost fill the gap side-to-side, and exactly fill
> it top to bottom. Easy enough as we have 1pt and 2pt leads.
> There is some uncut leads on top of the tall single type cabinet,
> nearest the light switch. Not sure what thicknesses.
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> I believe Katheryn French did this for her personal calling card, but
> she didn't log the font(s) used, and I can't find the sample (fifteen
> mintues is all I have right now (ANYONE want to get the samples in
> date order, and into the right categories?)). I just emailed her to
> see if she remembers.
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> yiLFS -len
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