The Times New Roman: elegance and economy
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Stanley Morison designed the Times New Roman typeface in 1931 to give and elegant and authoritative appearance to the Times of London, to provide readability, and to save space by designing a narrower shape and tighter spacing. The type is best used in columns no wider than 55 characters, and in the original metal-type versions, different font sizes have varying line thicknesses and spacings to give maximum readability. A true Times Roman is provided with Apple's Laserwriter, and a version called Tms Rmn comes with the Hewlett-Packard Laserjet; other laser printer and software vendors provide imitations, but the quality is sometimes less impressive than the original design. Unfortunately, because laser printers have a maximum resolution of 300 dots-per-inch, and because printers and typesetters enlarge or reduce all sizes from one master, much of the elegant appearance of the typeface is lost.
Publication Name: Publish
Subject: Publishing industry
ISSN: 0897-6007
Year: 1986
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Capitals: height makes might: uppercase letters are graphic signals that help convey the subtleties of written language
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A comment on the history and uses of 'uppercase' letters is presented. It is noted that capital letters take first place in sentences, chapters, articles, and books; it is further noted that the modern uses of capitals - integrated with lowercase letters - was an invention of Poggio Bracciolini, a 15th century humanist scribe. Meanings, it is pointed out, are often determined by capitals; and mood can be conveyed, as with signs that specify the law. Appearance and format, too, are discussed; for example, it is noted that when capitals are used frequently in text, small capitals - approximately the height of the lowercase letters - are preferable to avoid overemphasis.
Publication Name: Publish
Subject: Publishing industry
ISSN: 0897-6007
Year: 1987
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Lucida: designed to be digitized
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Lucida is an original family of typefaces designed by Charles Bigelow, together with Kris Holmes. Lucida, a word that comes from the Latin word for luminous or bright or clear, is designed to be clear and legible when produced using a laser printer. The face was first offered in 1985 for use with Imagen Impress-language laser printers; Lucida is now available on Postscript and DDL printers as well. Lucida, with many characteristics dictated by the purposes for which it was designed, is the first type family specifically designed for laser printing.
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Subject: Publishing industry
ISSN: 0897-6007
Year: 1987
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