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Re: Do you know your fonts?

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From: Thomas Phinney
Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 22:52
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Hi Wayne, 

I don't believe for an instant that there's "one right way" to learn and recognize fonts. I do agree however that first learning a classification system is probably pretty helpful, since it gives you a mental structure to organize your knowledge around. 

I probably can recognize and name about 300-500 font families right away. There are probably another 600 or so where it takes me a while; I recognize something but can't place it very quickly, or without consulting a book (I might remember the foundry or designer but not the name). 

The question of the "same" font from a different foundry is a tricky one. For example, different versions of Garamond tend to be very different indeed, while different versions of, say, Times, are pretty hard to tell apart. 

Regards, 

T
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