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Article #2618Economist article on Ecotype typeface design
From: Wm Randolph Franklin
Date: Mon, 03 Jun 1991 22:38
Date: Mon, 03 Jun 1991 22:38
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The May 24-31 issue of The Economist has a 2 page article on the design of their new typeface -- Ecotype. It was done with PostScript. Two major requirements were these: 1. That it look good after being faxed, and 2. that its small caps font not be obtrusive since they use so many small caps. This sounds like an excellent type for general computer use. Too bad they mentioned nothing about general availability. -- Wm. Randolph Franklin Internet: wrf@ecse.rpi.edu (or @cs.rpi.edu) Bitnet: Wrfrankl@Rpitsmts Telephone: (518) 276-6077; Telex: 6716050 RPI TROU; Fax: (518) 276-6261 Paper: ECSE Dept., 6026 JEC, Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst, Troy NY, 12180
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!rpi!wrf From: wrf@mab.ecse.rpi.edu (Wm Randolph Franklin) Newsgroups: comp.fonts Subject: Economist article on Ecotype typeface design Message-ID: <4lsh!qd@rpi.edu> Date: 3 Jun 91 22:38:12 GMT Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY Lines: 17 Nntp-Posting-Host: mab.ecse.rpi.edu