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Good lord. Is there a reason it's like that, or is it simply extremely poorly-made? That looks like a not-very-good machine learning algorithm tried to make a f
by brimble 5y ago
Good lord. Is there a reason it's like that, or is it simply extremely poorly-made? That looks like a not-very-good machine learning algorithm tried to make a font variant.
- egypturnash 5y agoWhether designed by Garamond, Jannon or someone else, Garamonds share a few central characteristics. Their serifs — the little extra strokes on letters like “i” and “r” — are often sloped or slightly scooped. They have low “x-heights” — that’s the height of a lowercase letter like “e,” “a” and, obviously, “x” — and high crossbars, or horizontal strokes, on letters like “e.” Garamond’s strokes are widely varied and full of character — they were originally made, after all, to resemble handwriting. The italics tend to reveal some of their most idiosyncratic strokes, such as the loop on a lowercase “k,” or the upward flick at the bottom of a lowercase “h.” - from the article
- brimble 5y agoThanks, that illuminates some of it, but the main thing that stood out to me was the extreme differences in slant on some letters. Those simply look like (very obvious) mistakes—but surely aren't? That aspect doesn't really make it look more like handwriting, to me, but kinda ransom-lettery.
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