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  • vburo0

    Im suprised many didn't know they were ink traps like typograpjica said. Other faces such as Bell Centennial (designed for phone books on low qual paper) have the same features.

    I would be happy if I didn't have to see the avant garde alternates used again :)

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    NegativeSpace
    (Apr 5 05, 15:24)

    Well as a matter of fact i know about that phonebook type story, but i never named it ink traps.. Currently reading a great theory book by Gerard Unger in which is explained that in small and narrow bodytext (newspapers, phonebooks) this technique is used to eliminate high concentrations of black in order to maintain legibility.

    i guess we call it ink traps then?

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