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𞋴𝛂𝛋𝛆@lemmy.world to Typography & fonts@lemmy.caEnglish · 6 months ago

1892 hit hard

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1892 hit hard

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𞋴𝛂𝛋𝛆@lemmy.world to Typography & fonts@lemmy.caEnglish · 6 months ago
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Joke aside, there are several cool fonts in this one from 1892:

https://archive.org/details/CentralBoston1892Specimen/page/n73/mode/2up

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    These are fresh as hell, doesn’t really feel dated at all.

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    These are fucking amazing

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    Such impetuous typography! Saved

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      I like the emotions these convey. Each one clearly has a theme and tone when I see them in passing.

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        The semiotics are vivid

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          You leave me couched but obsequious despite my apparent cloysome temerity in lexis and style

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    Sharp feet everywhere! Ty for sharing. Most of these were new to me and a fun style to dig into. Cheers!

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    “we didn’t start the fire…”

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    Gothic Italic is very “one of these things doesn’t belong here.” It looks more 1940s.

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    Is this rap lyrics or a typography example cuz some of this would be sick to the right beat…

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