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Turnip: a Bookman-like serif face with rounded outer shapes and squarish inner shapes
Posted by enne_son in
5 Sep 2012 — 3:38pm
5 Sep 2012 — 3:38pm
Profiled by Ellen Shapiro on:
http://imprint.printmag.com/typography/turnip-patch-meets-type-technolog...
http://www.fontbureau.com/fonts/Turnip/
Does the systematic violation of (expansionist) chirographic logic underlying the deliberated dissociation between Turnip’s inner and outer shapes put the typeface in a class with Legato, and does it have the same benefits in terms of readability?
Peter
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12 Sep 2012 — 9:47am
serifs can be chirographic
But more punchographic in a face like Times, vectorgraphic in Turnip.
a counter doesn't have to be fully enclosed to be relevant as a counter;
True, but there is a topological/categorical disctinction between a closed counter, which is a discrete shape, and an open counter, which is partly vague, open to interpretation, and blends with other open counters. I don’t believe readers see such counters as discrete entities, or are as aware of their functionality as that of closed counters.
you don't have to hold the "pen" at a consistent angle to make chirography...
However, broad pen writing with consistent angle is where the stroke is most apparent.
By the time we get to considering drawing Times with a pointed nib, the amount of adjustments of angle and pressure required so far remove letterform from being a smooth expression of writing as to make it carefully constructed drawing/lettering, fakery of the notion of Stroke. At least, that is the way I see and “feel” it, as a calligrapher.
12 Sep 2012 — 9:58am
And my contention has been that this is true of type design in essence, not to mention virtually all fonts - certainly text fonts.
The tool affects the results because humans want to save time; and not having to think deeply saves time too! Also, emotion cannot be discounted (especially in a craft that's essentially performed for culture more than capitalism) and our penchant for romantically latching on to a long-dead precedent means that gems like Legato, Fenland and Turnip are still extremely rare.
hhp
12 Sep 2012 — 1:40pm
Yes, modern text faces save time. This is the only reason there are not more time-wasting fonts around.
25 Dec 2012 — 3:37pm
Ugh, the description. "Turnip is coarse and down-to-earth."
26 Dec 2012 — 8:46am
Sonoraphobic, I agree. This is an artful typeface. I've been looking at it as a very readable text typeface. And it deserves a more appropriate description.