For the typographers, here are some samples from Lettering by Thomas Wood Stevens. Lettering is a hand-lettering textbook published in 1916.
In the days of digital design, it’s great to see these hand-drawn samples of typefaces. The craftsmanship and precision is wonderful to see, and the book is a wonderful read for those learning about type and designing and drawing typefaces. Used copies can be found on Amazon, etc.
Calson Oldstyle from American Type Foundries (from the original matricies).
Cloister Oldstyle with a nice c-t ligature and alternative Q.
Variations on letter shapes (note the square slab serifs in the last example). I love this - taking the same basic typeface and doing all kinds of variations on it.
Cover of The International Studio magazine. Wow.
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April 12th, 2010 at 1:06 pm
Awesome article as always, thank you for posting all this helpful content on a regular basis.