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ahh ink traps...thats what

agostini — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:05:42 -0800

ahh ink traps...thats what they are called in english...
couldnt remember the word in german either...

had it at school, ages ago...

Those notches usually are

Florian Hardwig — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 07:30:36 -0800

Those notches usually are referred to as ink traps, as Brian has pointed out. As printing still involves ink and paper (though the overall quality has improved), the ink traps still are around – also in digital typefaces.

“not sure if i’m

Chipman223 — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 06:53:47 -0800

“not sure if i’m completely wrong but isn’t that
done so it won’t fill in on the press, if the font is used
in a small font size (?”

Yes, Lead type often has those little notches cut in to control the typeface better optically on an letterpress. The ink tends to get pushed out ever-so-slightly. Later digital versions of many typefaces eliminated this.

kinda similar is Helvetica

beejay — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:04:18 -0800

kinda similar is Helvetica Inserat

but without hi-res capability, it’s difficult to know what the ink traps look like.

not sure if i’m completely

agostini — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 19:54:55 -0800

not sure if i’m completely wrong but isn’t that
done so it won’t fill in on the press, if the font is used
in a small font size (?). Isnt that one of the reasons
there are different versions for poster, text etc...

don’t know...

Akzidenz-Grotesk is the same

markdayao — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:57:26 -0800

Akzidenz-Grotesk is the same for most of the letters but on the upper case N and Y there is slight variation than what Akzidenz-Grotesk has (the sharp angles). I circled the part I am talking about. Thanks!

http://s260.photobucket.com/albums/ii18/pantshappy1/?action=view&current...

I think Florian is right. In

Chipman223 — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:56:03 -0800

I think Florian is right. In the future, a handy little cheat:

http://www.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/

It works surprisingly well.

Hi Mark, that looks like

Florian Hardwig — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:47:55 -0800

Hi Mark,

that looks like Akzidenz-Grotesk Extra Bold Condensed.
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What Font Please!

markdayao — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:41:33 -0800

Help me please check the P Y and N

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii18/pantshappy1/scan55.jpg