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Re: Font questions
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Leonard H Tower Jr.)
Mon Jan 9 18:22:15 2012
Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 18:22:12 -0500 (EST)
From: "Leonard H Tower Jr." <tower@alum.mit.edu>
To: Kate Mahoney <kate_mahoney@alum.mit.edu>
cc: apo-printshop@mit.edu
In-Reply-To: <69BF956F-5D2B-4666-A174-B150A8BA63A5@alum.mit.edu>
>1;2305;0cHi Kate
I have a lot of that on-line
Liberty (ATF 511) 12 14 18
Typo Script (ATF 399) 14 18 24 (though the connectors are often gone)
also
Wedding Text (ATF 414) 10 12 18 24
(which is a black letter face, like Engraver's Old English, but much
more readable to American eyes)
there is also a third script face:
Park Avenue (ATF 577) 12 18 24 36
but it's spread in odd corners, i don't know what shape it's in or
how much there is - i haven't made it known for that reason.
if you are really interested in using it let me know
yiLFS -len
Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 17:13:30 -0500
From: Kate Mahoney <kate_mahoney@alum.mit.edu>
To: Leonard H Tower Jr. <tower@alum.mit.edu>
Cc: apo-printshop@mit.edu
Subject: Re: Font questions
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:
>
> Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 20:19:03 -0500
> From: Kate Mahoney <kate_mahoney@alum.mit.edu>
>
> Everyone, see "ANYONE" below ; - }
>
> Quick typesetting question:
>
> Does the chapter have any serif style fonts (Times Roman, Century
> Schoolbook, Caslon) in a small caps font?
>
> Hi Kate,
>
> Anyone else?
> (There are type cases, I've never completely looked through.)
>
> Libra 18pt is the closest I know of. And there isn't a lot of it.
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> If not, would mixing 2 different point sizes of the same font work?
>
> Kate
>
> Maybe. The Gotcha is whether you can get the baselines to line up.
> Or if it's OK to have them slightly off.
>
> You fill the space above (and/or maybe below) the small font
> with lead to fill to the point size of the larger font.
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> yiLFS -len
>
