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I use this space to gather notes and samples of typefaces. My purpose here is not to be exhaustive, but to learn and be useful in the process.
Based on a number of typefaces created between 1784–1811 that had similar characteristics–hairline strokes, high contrast.
Based on a number of typefaces created between 1784–1811 that had similar characteristics–hairline strokes, high contrast. The typeface we know as Didot was originally cut by Firmin Didot (1764–1836) in Paris.
Often compared to Bodoni, named after Giambattista Bodoni.
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Notes and sources:
Alexander Lawson, Anatomy of a Typeface
Robert Bringhurst, The Elements of Typographic Style
Ellen Lupton, Thinking With Type
Phillip B. Meggs, A History of Graphic Design
Alan Bartram, Five Hundred Years of Book Design
Wikipedia, among others. Some images from Wikipedia are used under the Creative Commons license, and have been resized.
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