Interesting article on fonts

Mark020 · Jun 21, 2022

https://www.typography.com/fonts/decimal/design-notes

Mark020 · Jun 21, 2022

Interesting quote from the article:
To reproduce clearly, a letterform needs to overcome the natural tendencies of liquid ink or enamel held in suspension: tiny serifs at the ends of strokes can create a larger coastline, to help prevent liquid from withdrawing due to surface tension; wide apexes on characters like 4 and A eliminate the acute angles where liquid tends to pool.

Trev · Jun 21, 2022

I remember reading about this font when they released it. Very interesting project. 👍

Mark020 · Jun 21, 2022

The interesting thing - for me - is that serifs had a function

MRC · Jun 21, 2022

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The interesting thing - for me - is that serifs had a function

I wonder how far this goes back in the history of printing. When did serifs first appear?

Mark020 · Jun 21, 2022

Very interesting question. While searching for an answer I found another interesting article about the ink trap https://tosche.net/blog/ink-traps-and-pals

And something about dial printing: https://quillandpad.com/2018/11/24/pad-printing-of-watch-dials-explained-reprise/

The history of the serif here: https://modus.medium.com/the-serif-66c4830c8a3f#:~:text=Some historians claim the word,“without”) typefaces began their

Basic conclusion: it came with calligraphy

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