Bodoni 1010 Responses

Last post: 2 years ago | Thread started: Mar 15, 08, 3:50 p.m.

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• Fouty

  When people talk about fonts and serifs, Bodoni is almost mentioned as the nonplusultra when it comes to perfect layout and text-settings.

  What`s so special about this typeface and
  why is it so hard to set a text in Bodoni?

  I srsly don't get it..........................grrr...

  Mar 15, 08, 3:50 p.m. – Permalink

• 5timuli

  Cause they're idiots and it looks pish at anything less than 18pt.

  • ^ < v I was talking about the digital versions.– 5timuli

  

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  Dog-earMar 15, 08, 3:52 p.m. – Permalink

• JerseyRaindog

  Looks lush as a headline. Not as body copy.

  

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  Dog-earMar 15, 08, 3:55 p.m. – Permalink

• Corvo

  Because it was a landmark European in printmaking, and was considered the first "modern" typeface (hence the "Industrial" and "Modern n.20" versions that loosely go around). At the time (18th century), it was also a breakthrough in wood-block kerning because it introduced space regularity. So I've heard.

  • Thanks, dude!– Fouty

  

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  Dog-earMar 15, 08, 4:04 p.m. – Permalink

• tank02

  text is not hard to set in bodoni,
  and it doesn look like pish under 18pt,
  its in fact made for reading texts and
  not to be used as 'decorative type' that is set big like
  titles and/or headlines.

  • I agree.– Corvo

  

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  Dog-earMar 15, 08, 4:08 p.m. – Permalink

• Corvo

  But it is also true that digital versions - for screen work, given the nature of pixels - cannot maintain the same proportion between the original thin strokes and bold strokes on smaller sizes. That's why many versions appeared.

  • Optical issuesssssssssszzzzz...– Mojo

  

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  Dog-earMar 15, 08, 4:21 p.m. – Permalink

• Josev

  It was also very popular in the 1970's and 80's. Massimo Vignelli used it exclusively along with a handful of other typefaces. It's suitable for text but needs care in tracking and leading to make it readable.

  • good to know...– Fouty1/2

    Thanks!– Fouty2/2

  

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  Dog-earMar 15, 08, 4:40 p.m. – Permalink

• AndyRoss

  Fouty! Nice to see you!

  

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  Dog-earMar 15, 08, 5:56 p.m. – Permalink

• Mojo

  How's the portfolio?

  

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  Dog-earMar 15, 08, 6:42 p.m. – Permalink

• ukit

  Hey Fouty, what's the deal with free.fr? I notice so many French sites are hosted on it.

  

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  Dog-earMar 15, 08, 7:52 p.m. – Permalink

• ukit

  I keep thinking Bodoni is gonna make a comeback, but it never does

  

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  Dog-earMar 16, 08, 5:26 p.m. – Permalink