Interesting!

Thank you very much for your kind comments: They are really encouraging for a newcomer.

Gutenberg C is a slightly roughened version of Gutenberg B, simulating irregularities and ink spreads associated with old metal types, papers and parchments. The difference between the two fonts will be clearly noticed only at large poit sizes. For example, at 36 pt:

I will definitely try your suggested variant with the Gutenberg A font, which is still under development. As to the /r/ after /e/, I just liked the way it looked when designing the logo. Anyway, "round r is sometimes found after other letters such as e, g, i, which likewise do not end in a bow, in manuscripts from Southern Germany and Austria dating from the end of the Middle Ages" (from A. Derolez (2003) "The Paleography of Gothic Manuscript Books", page 91).
Thank you very much for your comments.

As you can imagine, I've got my own personal oppinion about the comparison among current (to the best of my knowledge) recreations/versions of Gutenberg's B-42 type (as well as among those of many other historical scripts and typefaces). I expect to hear about yours soon.
Once again, thank you very much for your interest.

> Anyway, "round r is sometimes found after other letters such as e, g, i, which likewise
> do not end in a bow, in manuscripts from Southern Germany and Austria dating from the
> end of the Middle Ages"
I had no idea this /r/ could also be used that way. It does look cool. However I think I might've used the regular /r/ in 'Littera' to fill the gap on the top left of /a/.

>I think I might've used the regular /r/ in 'Littera'
>to fill the gap on the top left of /a/.

I like this one too. Which one do you prefer?

The new version of the wordmark works better.

Excuse me for my English. It referred to opinion. I would appreciate yours very much.

> I like this one too. Which one do you prefer?
Yes, this is quite perfect! I like how it creates consistent white space structures.

> By the way, Martin, did you finish your "short little book called Essential Typefaces"? > Any info available about that project?
Did you read that in an older post? I designed a PDF at one point but later went back to Microsoft Word to gather more information and then make a consistent layout for the information to publish as a PDF and potentially a book. In the end though I felt like there was no real purpose to it other than the wonderful process of having educating myself in the different type classifications and general type principles. I still have the documents if you like them, but it's incomplete and in regard of my grown experience and knowledge quite outdated as well. Perhaps one day I will use the information to write a proper book about something more specific and substantial. For example, I'm a big fan of Gerrit Noordzij's "The Stroke". Something like that gives a much better insight in typefaces and type design than a compilation of subjectively "good" typefaces.

>Did you read that in an older post?

Yes, I did. And I expected the project had grown into a finished book. I would appreciate any document you could provide me with (especially with respect to black-letters). And I will get a copy of "The Stroke" right away.

> I would appreciate any document you could provide me with
Message me your E-mail address and I will send you the documents of my old research. If you're interested in blackletters it's quite a treasure to get the book 'Fraktur mon amour'. It doesn't really give any information but it's a nice showcase of many blackletters and it comes with a CD with all the fonts included in the book (or a lot of blackletter fonts, anyway).

> I will get a copy of "The Stroke" right away.

Get a bag of salt on the same trip.

hhp

It comes from the English expression "Take it with a grain of salt".
In this case, try a rate of one grain per second.

hhp

I don't want to hijack this thread.
Allow me to find a suitable existing post to link to.

hhp

From Hrant's housedoor: That book is not canon, and you should not believe it or rely upon it without thorough testing/reviewing.

.. And a few additional ones, now from The Bookhand Collection:
1 ROMAN RUSTIC (from Vergilus Romanus, Ecloga II, 5th century)
2 INSULAR MAJUSCULE (from The Book of Kells, 8-9th centuries)
3 BENEVENTAN (from the scriptorium at Monte Cassino, 10-11th centuries)
4 EARLY GOTHIC (from several 12th century Bibles)
5 GOTHIC TEXTURA QUADRATA (from The Zwolle Bible, 15th century)
6 GOTHIC TEXTURA PRESCISUS (from The Luttrell Psalter, 14th century)
7 BASTARDA (from Heures d'Anne de Bretagne, 16th century)

I hope you like them. Regards.

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It's just a way to have listed any updates to the thread on one's own list of posts.

Newcomer with nice old stuff. I wish i had a commission to set some bible or prayer book with your types!

What i quite like in your character set of Gutenberg B is that you designed an @-sign but refused to do any of the currency symbols. Chapeau!

I think my mind must be shattered still. Coulda sworn there's an interrobang in there.

Some news from AL's website, including the debut of the Digital Press.
Regards.

Best wishes.

Just one final note to let you know that some of our fonts are now available at MyFonts. We expect to be expanding the collection soon. Once again, thanks to all who read and commented.

Best wishes.