Re: logos, symbols, and ligatures

From: Michael Everson (everson@evertype.com)
Date: Mon Nov 05 2007 - 16:46:04 CST

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    At 14:30 -0800 2007-11-05, John Hudson wrote:
    >This all looks to me like a typographic style guide gone mad by
    >trying to impose quasi-grammatical rules on what is ultimately an
    >inherited aspect of writing: the convenient connection between
    >certain letter strokes that obtain the benefit of avoiding
    >collisions while maintaining rhythm in letterspacing.

    Actually those rules work really well and reliably in Fraktur.

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    Michael Everson * http://www.evertype.com
    


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