Member pet… Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 Tiffany, I'll try my bit on the wiki entry. Link to comment
Member hra… Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 But Souvenir does have some curvy parts -notably diagonals, like in the "A"- which are traditionally straight. My Paphos (please, please don't ask me when it'll be released) does that too. Although I certainly hope nobody will think it's cuddly... hhp Link to comment
Member pet… Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 William (et al), I edited what was there, trying to stick to the facts where I know them. FWIW, I would differentiate between low stroke contrast, rounded serifs, and a curved "skeleton". "Soft" is not particularly descriptive. Link to comment
Member Mis… Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 Peter, thanks for participating. Never be afraid to add articulation to the wiki. I'm sure everyone appreciates it. Link to comment
Member Wil… Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 Peter, thanks for contributing. Paul, your link and the one in the 'new' box still don't let me in to the wiki entry. Raph's link, above, which has the cap S in Souvenir in the address, I discovered, does let me in. Peter, you are right of course that 'soft' is too vague. Being specific about the rounded terminals, stroke contrast, which traditionally straight features are bent, etc is much more accurate. There is, though, a certain 'warm and fuzzy' aesthetic that designs try for in various ways, and Souvenir achieves it while also getting good readibility. For example, Benguiat's self-named face achieves the warmth, but is less readable than Souvenir. Link to comment
Member dan… Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 "each of his dogs had managed to fall into the pond (one of them twice)." Retrievers "falling" into a pond is like birds "falling" into the sky... and most retrievers have, as standard equipment, an automatic "shake" reflex/function that commences immediately after said retriever exits the water, and spreads aqueous joy on all in their immediate proximity. "Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend; inside a dog it's too dark to read." -Groucho Marx listen to the barking dogs Link to comment
Member hra… Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 Check out the second image here:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4748497.stm Hey, I know: the official "friendly fire" font! hhp Link to comment
Member pet… Posted November 9, 2005 Share Posted November 9, 2005 In case anyone was looking for this: http://www.incipit.com/images/SchelterSouvenirComp.jpg has been changed to:http://www.incipit.com/scheltersouvenir.pdf ITC Souvenir is within the gray bands. As far as backstory, I've included a discussion and showing of Eastern Souvenir in the Nov. 2005 Communication Arts typography column. Link to comment
Member pic… Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 I need to read this. :-) Link to comment
Member HVB… Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Also see Souvenir's autobiography:www.creativeampersand.co.uk/images/alphabet_images/souvenir.pdf Link to comment
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