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!
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...
“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.
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.
12.Feb.2008 12.47pm
Hi Mark,
that looks like Akzidenz-Grotesk Extra Bold Condensed.
F
12.Feb.2008 12.56pm
I think Florian is right. In the future, a handy little cheat:
http://www.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/
It works surprisingly well.
12.Feb.2008 2.57pm
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!
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12.Feb.2008 7.54pm
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...
12.Feb.2008 9.04pm
kinda similar is Helvetica Inserat
but without hi-res capability, it’s difficult to know what the ink traps look like.
13.Feb.2008 6.53am
“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.
13.Feb.2008 7.30am
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.
13.Feb.2008 3.05pm
ahh ink traps...thats what they are called in english...
couldnt remember the word in german either...
had it at school, ages ago...