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Article #197Re: helvetica neue
From: Neil_Keller
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:08
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:08
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sarah, "Roman" and "Regular" would generally be the equivalent weight and appearance. Roman is often (but not consistently) used to denote an upright cut (v Italics) of a fonts with serifs, as in Time Roman. On the other hand, looking at an old Linotype L300 (phototype composition) sample and spec typebook, I see Helvetica Regular and (Neue) Helvetica 55 Regular, and no Roman. The 55 is a European weight-width ID system notation, as an attempt to regularize and organize large font families. As I recall, Linotype (hot metal) composition and foundry type used Helvetica Regular as well, instead of Roman. Go figure! I could also throw in "Book" as another text weight to help confuse the issue. <g> Neil
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