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"The Letter S" by Donald E. Knuth. An entire paper on the typographical design of the letter S and variants based on type size and other attributes. An elegant
by rgacote 12y ago
"The Letter S" by Donald E. Knuth. An entire paper on the typographical design of the letter S and variants based on type size and other attributes. An elegant paper on a single letter:
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF03023051#page-1 http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF03023051#page-1
- seanmcdirmid 12y agoIt is a sad tragedy that this article is not freely available on the web (at least as I can find).
- cmrx64 12y ago(Almost?) none of Knuth's work is. It's really unfortunate.
- vixen99 12y agoCome on, $39.95 / €34.95 / £29.95 isn't much and I am sure Springer deserve to cash in on Knuth's work.
- seanmcdirmid 12y agoI can't tell if you're serious but...I can get it for free if I just wait to be in the office tomorrow (we subscribe to springer). If I remember that is. However, many people here are not going to pay the money or have access through their employer, and will miss out. Free Knuth!