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Aaw, I guess this means IBM PDF manuals will lose their distinctive look. "IBM-Bodoni" font I guess for the title? https://www-304.ibm.com/servers/resourcelink

by mkj 9y ago

Aaw, I guess this means IBM PDF manuals will lose their distinctive look. "IBM-Bodoni" font I guess for the title? https://www-304.ibm.com/servers/resourcelink/svc00100.nsf/pages/zosv2r3ga321048/$file/e0zx100_v2r3.pdf https://www-304.ibm.com/servers/resourcelink/svc00100.nsf/pa...

GedByrne 9y ago
I think this is all about establishing a new distinctive look. The current one screams “1990” at anybody reading. Now they need something that is distinctly IBM while gently whispering “2020” into the readers ear.
- Bromskloss 9y ago
  How about something that proudly states "1970"? That would be cool!
  - makmanalp 9y ago
    I'd gladly go back to this era: https://www.google.com/search?q=ibm+paul+rand&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjvtoCdsq_XAhXPciYKHb0qAnwQ_AUICigB&biw=1510&bih=805#imgrc=xW1Rb_i_tbbYCM https://www.google.com/search?q=ibm+paul+rand&source=lnms&tb...:
    - whatusername 9y ago
      Did you see this earlier in the year: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/496596810/reissue-of-the-ibm-graphic-standards-manual-by-pau https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/496596810/reissue-of-th...
      - makmanalp 9y ago
        You just made my day, thank you!
signal11 9y ago
I can see echoes of Bodoni in IBM Plex Serif. Bodoni looks way classier though, and imho doesn't look dated at all.