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@gramme, regarding badly drawn Arial, people don't notice such things. It took me years to see what good type is. Even designers (I don't even mean the folks with cracked Photoshop, but people who received design education of some sort) pick badly drawn typefaces all the time, 90% of what Smashing Magazine delivers is amateurish crap and still people go oohh and aaahh.
And then there are faces that were drawn badly for a reason, applying certain aesthetic standards to say.. OurType Parry would make a pretty badly drawn face. I think it's fantastic for what it is, a fun quirky text face. Same goes for Dolly, not a single straight line, is that even allowed?
So I would puke if I had to layout a magazine using Times, but I can't say this face is ugly, or illegible or what would be my argument to replace it with Albertina or something? And people would not notice the change. Is it all just for my own satisfaction? Then the cliche of self-centered bullshit-telling overhyped desingers is perfectly true.
- So why even bother? I ask because it seems you really enjoy typography.gramme
- that is the question that bothers ME, is it all just for me alone, this can't be itjimbojones
- what's wrong with well-tracked Times? (serious question)identity
- it only works in tight columns. the digital version is too sharp, too much contrast.jimbojones