I Want My Typeface Back

I WANT MY TYPEFACE BACKKIRBY MORFITT

My typeface is gone.I want it back.

Have you seen my typeface?

No. I haven’t seen your typeface.

OK. Thank you anyway.

Have you seen my typeface?

No. I have not seen any typefaces around here.

OK. Thank you anyway.

Have you seen my typeface?

No. Why are you asking me.I haven’t seen it.I haven’t seen any typefaces anywhere.I would not steal a typeface.Don’t ask me any more questions.

OK. Thank you anyway.

Have you seen my typeface?

I haven’t seen anything all day. I have been trying to invent movable type.

Would you like me to leave now?

Yes, please.

Have you seen my typeface?

I saw a typeface once, it was caligraphic like this.My typeface doesn’t look like that. Thank you anyway.

Have you seen my typeface?

What is a type-face?

Thank you anyway.

Nobody has seen my typeface. What if I never see it again? What if nobody ever finds it?

My poor typeface. I miss it so much.

What’s the matter?

I have lost my typeface. And nobody has seen it.

What does your typeface look like?

It is sans-serif and tall and…

I HAVE SEEN MY TYPEFACE.

YOU. YOU STOLE MY TYPEFACE.

I love my typeface.

BemboOld Style (1495)

Aldus ManutiusHumanist/Old Style Printer

Francesco Griffo Punch Cutter

Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo PpQq Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz

Identifiers:-ascender height exceeding cap height-oblique stress-short, bracketed serifs with cupped bases-angled serifs on lower case ascenders

GaramondOld Style

(1530)Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo PpQq Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz

Claude GaramondPunch Cutter

Identifiers:-Counters are generous, with the exception of the lowercase ‘a’ and ‘e’, which are small.-Lowercase top serifs are extended, diagonal, and curve to join the main strokes.-The Uppercase ‘T’ is unique, with the top left serif slanted and the top right serif straight.

BaskervilleTransitional (1757)

Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo PpQq Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz

Identifiers: -wide, tapered serifs-strong weight contrast -larger x-height -vertical stress

John Baskervilleprinter and designer

Zaphino

Caligraphic(1998)

Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo PpQq Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz

Identifiers:-Caligraphic-sweeping, tall-lots of ligatures and nuances available-just look at it

Hermann ZapfDesigner

GutenbergBlackletter(1450)

Johannes GutenbergInventor of Moveable type

Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo PpQq Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz

Identifers:-Thick dark strokes-reminiscent of handwritten- Difficult to read, looks old man

Wingdings Symbols (1990)

Charles BigelowDesinger

Kris HolmesDesinger

AaBbCcDdEeFfGgHhIiJjkLlMmNnOoP-pQqRrSsTtUuVvWwXxYyZz

Identifiers:-This is wingdings-bonus points to you if you actually sat there and worked out what all these say-I like cheese, Gou-da i!Ws my favorite

Comic Sans MSSans Serif(1994)

Vincent ConnareDesigner

Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo PpQq Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz

Identifiers:-Casual, non-connecting script-childish, not to be taken seriously-ew-Found in the Doge ‘internet’ meme-Basically the worst font

Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo PpQq Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz

HelveticaSans Serif

(1957)Max MiedingerDesinger

Identifiers:-The uppercase G is notable for its vertical drop, with the slight tilt on the inside-Uppercase Q has a straight bar cutting through it-Ends of letters tend to be at vertical and horizontal angles-Helvetica is E verywhere