BELL GOTHIC...
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- Remixt
...Anybody know why the bracketed serifs on the letter I in Bell Gothic are disproportionate to the rest of the font? Is there some quirky story behind this or what?
- lvl_130
"Griffith's face Bell Gothic is distinct for the cross bars on the uppercase I, the foot and cross bar on figure 1, and the angled terminus of the stroke on characters b, d, h, k, l, n, p, and q. While there are suggestions of an ink trap in several characters, they are minimal in comparison to the exaggerated ones found in Bell Centennial."
- johndiggity0
so you could differentiate 1 from I from l or even i at small sizes, like the phonebook, which bell gothic was designed for.
- Remixt0
Makes sense. Any similar font w/out accounting for inktraps?
- randommail0
The inktraps are what defines Bell Gothic, no?
- f_s0
I always try to use this take:
- Remixt0
That's funny, found Griffith earlier today in my R & D phase. Thanx for all the input, folks...