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To: Inyo-Mono

What’s The Difference Between A Font And A Typeface?

And does the distinction even matter anymore? We ask design experts Gary Hustwit, Eddie Opara, and Tobias Frere-Jones to weigh in.

http://www.fastcodesign.com/3028971/whats-the-difference-between-a-font-and-a-typeface


20 posted on 09/19/2014 8:59:22 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: Jack Hydrazine
Gary Hustwit, director of Helvetica, agrees. "Most people other than type designers just say 'font,'" Hustwit says. "Among graphic designers, though, I'd say it's a generational thing. A lot of the older designers I've met, like Massimo Vignelli, always say 'typeface.'"

Thanks for the link. I'm an older graphic designer.

29 posted on 09/20/2014 3:10:03 PM PDT by Inyo-Mono (NRA)
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