For the love of … fonts!
Posted by Dave Jackson (Scoop0901) on Tuesday, July 31, 2007 @ 3:49 pm In Business, History, Online, Software, and Technology | No Comments
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I spent several years running my fingers from one slot to another in [2] California Job Cases. Sadly, they are mostly gone in today’s computer-based world of printing.
In the late 1980s, though, as [3] PageMaker and [4] QuarkXPress were vying for placement on newsroom computers as a desktop publishing tool, sometimes replacing actual [5] Linotypes, other times replacing old tape-based typesetting machines, I developed an even stronger appreciation for good design in font families.
In my younger days, hanging out in print shops, spending time learning how to use a Linotype, setting print jobs using individual pieces of type from [6] California Job Cases, I loved playing with the variety of fonts, but I loved learning about each font.
As fonts became digitized, things began to change. Using electronic tools, anyone could suddenly develop a font. For awhile, actually, especially in the early-to-mid 1990s, it seemed as if everyone was developing their own font. Everything from fake “[7] Times New Roman” to phony and pathetic imitations of [8] Caslon Antique were everywhere.
Sure, there were a few places to buy quality fonts. Like today, if you want the real thing, you will pay a fair price.
Today, while browsing some shots at [9] Flickr, I found a list of [10] Flickr groups for font lovers. Be sure to check out the [11] Found Type group for a [12] complete list of groups discussing various things related to fonts and type.
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Technorati Tags: [13] Linotype - [14] Times New Roman - [15] Flickr Groups - [16] QuarkXPress - [17] PageMaker - [18] California job cases - [19] VDT - [20] video display terminals - [21] computers - [22] tape-based typesetting - [23] typesetting - [24] typesetters - [25] Caslon Antique - [26] fonts - [27] type - [28] typography - [29] newsrooms
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URLs in this post:
[1] Image: http://www.pacifichistory.net/NEWSFILE/H&H.JPG
[2] California Job Cases: http://www.eric.ed.gov/sitemap/html_0900000b8010d149.html
[3] PageMaker: http://www.adobe.com/products/pagemaker/
[4] QuarkXPress: http://www.quark.com/products/xpress/
[5] Linotypes: http://www.aliciapatterson.org/APF001977/Fleischman/Fleischman03/Fleischman03.html
[6] California Job Cases: http://members.aol.com/alembicprs/cjbcase.htm
[7] Times New Roman: http://www.ascendercorp.com/msfonts/times_new_roman_family.html
[8] Caslon Antique: http://www.graphic-design.com/Type/Caslon/default.html
[9] Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/
[10] Flickr groups: http://www.flickr.com/groups/
[11] Found Type: http://www.flickr.com/groups/foundtype/
[12] complete list: http://www.flickr.com/groups/foundtype/discuss/72157600114257328/
[13] Linotype: http://technorati.com/tag/Linotype
[14] Times New Roman: http://technorati.com/tag/Times%20New%20Roman
[15] Flickr Groups: http://technorati.com/tag/Flickr%20Groups
[16] QuarkXPress: http://technorati.com/tag/QuarkXPress
[17] PageMaker: http://technorati.com/tag/PageMaker
[18] California job cases: http://technorati.com/tag/California%20job%20cases
[19] VDT: http://technorati.com/tag/VDT
[20] video display terminals: http://technorati.com/tag/video%20display%20terminals
[21] computers: http://technorati.com/tag/computers
[22] tape-based typesetting: http://technorati.com/tag/tape-based%20typesetting
[23] typesetting: http://technorati.com/tag/typesetting
[24] typesetters: http://technorati.com/tag/typesetters
[25] Caslon Antique: http://technorati.com/tag/Caslon%20Antique
[26] fonts: http://technorati.com/tag/fonts
[27] type: http://technorati.com/tag/type
[28] typography: http://technorati.com/tag/typography
[29] newsrooms: http://technorati.com/tag/newsrooms
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