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Does anyone know where to find the "Aldine cursive" font that's pictured in the article? I love the look of it.

by speps 9y ago

ghostly_s 9y ago
I do too. Unfortunately per the article, it was an internal experiment at Underwood and never released, even in physical form.
- ghostly_s 9y ago
  By the way, if anyone else has the thought to use 'WhatTheFont' to identify a similar font based on the sample image...don't waste your time. Useless results.
hellojason 9y ago
This trick still works in Google, and it's especially useful for finding fonts: intitle:index.of Aldine cursive First result looks promising.
- jacobolus 9y ago
  None of the links that come up in a SERP in my browser look at all relevant. There are many places where the words “Aldine” and “cursive” might both come up in a page. The word Aldine comes from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldus_Manutius https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldus_Manutius and his press https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldine_Press https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldine_Press, and just refers to a general style of typeface.
  - theoh 9y ago
    Aldine typefaces are sometimes called Garalde (a portmanteau of Garamond and Aldus). So it's a classification: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vox-ATypI_classification#Garalde https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vox-ATypI_classification#Garal... As far as cursive typewriter fonts go, maybe you want something like this? https://www.myfonts.com/fonts/zephyris/marista/regular/ https://www.myfonts.com/fonts/zephyris/marista/regular/
  - jaclaz 9y ago
    Yes, in Italian (though not anymore used much if not by typographers and similar) "aldino" is a synonym of "italico" (italic which is rarely used in Italian) and of "corsivo" (cursive) that is the actual common name or attribute of any right inclined font, just like italic is in English. See also: http://wikivisually.com/wiki/Italic_type http://wikivisually.com/wiki/Italic_type >Manutius' type rapidly became very popular in its own day and was widely (and inaccurately) imitated. The Venetian Senate gave Aldus exclusive right to its use, a patent confirmed by three successive Popes, but it was widely counterfeited as early as 1502. Griffo, who had left Venice in a business dispute, cut a version for printer Girolamo Soncino, and other copies appeared in Italy and in Lyons. The Italians called the character Aldino, while others called it Italic. Italics spread rapidly; historian Hendrik Vervliet dates the first production of italics in Paris to 1512. It was - curiously enough - given a sort of patent in 1502
hbosch 9y ago
You might like Operator, by Hoefler & Co. [0] or Cartograph by Connary Fagen [1]. Both have monospace options with some cursive elements in the oblique cuts. Nothing as extreme as what's pictured, however. 0. https://www.typography.com/blog/introducing-operator https://www.typography.com/blog/introducing-operator 1. http://connary.com/cartograph.html http://connary.com/cartograph.html
- camperman 9y ago
  Aldine Cursive reminded me immediately of Operator's monospaced italic font.
- dmix 9y ago
  I quite like the look of Operator. But seeing Italic font used in code (via Atom) with cursive was quite jarring at first. Not really my style but it's unique. I love the design of that Cartograph landing page.
Glyptodon 9y ago
The way it's monospace without being glaringly so is quite impressive. I found this: https://www.typemag.org/home/2017/3/29/bruce-kennet-dwiggins-book https://www.typemag.org/home/2017/3/29/bruce-kennet-dwiggins... to fill in some gaps in the article.
nathancahill 9y ago
Thought the same thing. It's beautiful.
gedy 9y ago
Agreed, I'd love to use this in my editor. I use Fantasque Sans Mono[1] now, and it's italics have a little of the same feel. [1]https://fontlibrary.org/en/font/fantasque-sans-mono https://fontlibrary.org/en/font/fantasque-sans-mono
- speps 9y ago
  It's already what I'm using everyday at work and at home.
- luck_fenovo 9y ago
  Fantasque has been a favorite of mine for a long time. It's playful, but not a novelty font, and very readable in my opinion.
- matiasz 9y ago
  You may also enjoy Matthew Butterick’s Triplicate, which has true italics. http://practicaltypography.com/triplicate.html http://practicaltypography.com/triplicate.html
fallinghawks 9y ago
I would love to use this in my IDE. I know it's odd to say enthusiastic things about a font, but that "y" completely tickles me.
Marazan 9y ago
It's like a more extreme and beautiful version of my favoured programming font monofur
ykler 9y ago
Wow, I thought he had some cool typefaces, but I really hated this one. It is so uneven, so many different angles on serifs and things. The o sticks out so much -- it doesn't even look italic.
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Does anyone know where to find the "Aldine cursive" font that's pictured in the article? I love the look of it.

by speps 9y ago

Does anyone know where to find the "Aldine cursive" font that's pictured in the article? I love the look of it.

I do too. Unfortunately per the article, it was an internal experiment at Underwood and never released, even in physical form.

ghostly_s 9y ago
By the way, if anyone else has the thought to use 'WhatTheFont' to identify a similar font based on the sample image...don't waste your time. Useless results.

hellojason 9y ago

This trick still works in Google, and it's especially useful for finding fonts: intitle:index.of Aldine cursive First result looks promising.

jacobolus 9y ago
None of the links that come up in a SERP in my browser look at all relevant. There are many places where the words “Aldine” and “cursive” might both come up in a page. The word Aldine comes from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldus_Manutius https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldus_Manutius and his press https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldine_Press https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldine_Press, and just refers to a general style of typeface.
- theoh 9y ago
  Aldine typefaces are sometimes called Garalde (a portmanteau of Garamond and Aldus). So it's a classification: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vox-ATypI_classification#Garalde https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vox-ATypI_classification#Garal... As far as cursive typewriter fonts go, maybe you want something like this? https://www.myfonts.com/fonts/zephyris/marista/regular/ https://www.myfonts.com/fonts/zephyris/marista/regular/
- jaclaz 9y ago
  Yes, in Italian (though not anymore used much if not by typographers and similar) "aldino" is a synonym of "italico" (italic which is rarely used in Italian) and of "corsivo" (cursive) that is the actual common name or attribute of any right inclined font, just like italic is in English. See also: http://wikivisually.com/wiki/Italic_type http://wikivisually.com/wiki/Italic_type >Manutius' type rapidly became very popular in its own day and was widely (and inaccurately) imitated. The Venetian Senate gave Aldus exclusive right to its use, a patent confirmed by three successive Popes, but it was widely counterfeited as early as 1502. Griffo, who had left Venice in a business dispute, cut a version for printer Girolamo Soncino, and other copies appeared in Italy and in Lyons. The Italians called the character Aldino, while others called it Italic. Italics spread rapidly; historian Hendrik Vervliet dates the first production of italics in Paris to 1512. It was - curiously enough - given a sort of patent in 1502

hbosch 9y ago

You might like Operator, by Hoefler & Co. [0] or Cartograph by Connary Fagen [1]. Both have monospace options with some cursive elements in the oblique cuts. Nothing as extreme as what's pictured, however. 0. https://www.typography.com/blog/introducing-operator https://www.typography.com/blog/introducing-operator 1. http://connary.com/cartograph.html http://connary.com/cartograph.html

camperman 9y ago
Aldine Cursive reminded me immediately of Operator's monospaced italic font.
dmix 9y ago
I quite like the look of Operator. But seeing Italic font used in code (via Atom) with cursive was quite jarring at first. Not really my style but it's unique. I love the design of that Cartograph landing page.

Glyptodon 9y ago

The way it's monospace without being glaringly so is quite impressive. I found this: https://www.typemag.org/home/2017/3/29/bruce-kennet-dwiggins-book https://www.typemag.org/home/2017/3/29/bruce-kennet-dwiggins... to fill in some gaps in the article.

nathancahill 9y ago

Thought the same thing. It's beautiful.

gedy 9y ago

Agreed, I'd love to use this in my editor. I use Fantasque Sans Mono[1] now, and it's italics have a little of the same feel. [1]https://fontlibrary.org/en/font/fantasque-sans-mono https://fontlibrary.org/en/font/fantasque-sans-mono

speps 9y ago
It's already what I'm using everyday at work and at home.
luck_fenovo 9y ago
Fantasque has been a favorite of mine for a long time. It's playful, but not a novelty font, and very readable in my opinion.
matiasz 9y ago
You may also enjoy Matthew Butterick’s Triplicate, which has true italics. http://practicaltypography.com/triplicate.html http://practicaltypography.com/triplicate.html

fallinghawks 9y ago

I would love to use this in my IDE. I know it's odd to say enthusiastic things about a font, but that "y" completely tickles me.

Marazan 9y ago

It's like a more extreme and beautiful version of my favoured programming font monofur

ykler 9y ago

Wow, I thought he had some cool typefaces, but I really hated this one. It is so uneven, so many different angles on serifs and things. The o sticks out so much -- it doesn't even look italic.

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