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Article #1075Re: Minion Pro vs Minion Pro Opticals
From: Thomas_Phinney
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 18:06
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 18:06
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They are the same ones. The Minion Pro fonts that do not have an optical size indicator in their name are optimized for normal text sizes of about 10-14 points. Note that virtually all fonts are by their very nature designed and spaced to work best at some particular size range. It's just a question of what that size range is and whether the type foundry is clear and specific about it. See also: <http://www.adobe.com/type/topics/opticalsize.html> for more information on optical sizes. Regards, T
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