Selkie Hope
a type specimen book
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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Point Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Font Familiy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Numerals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Glyphs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Type Anatomy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Colophon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Robert Slimbach
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Adobe Jenson Pro was created by Robert Slimbach for the Adobe Originals project in 1996. The Adobe Originals program began in 1989, a time when professionals were in dire need of high-quality digital fonts. Adobe Jenson was originally released as a multiple master Postscript font, however it is currently available under the name Adobe Jenson Pro as an OpenType font. As Slimbach designed the digitized Adobe Jenson Pro he was inspired by the work of both Nicholas Jenson and Ludovico delgi Arrighi: venetian typographers and printers. Nicholas Jenson’s roman type was the primary source for Slimbach; his original typeface - created in 1470 - was highly readable while maintaining a relaxed sense of beauty. For italics, Jenson looked to the work of Ludovico delgi Arrighi yet another venetian typographer and printer known for beautifully readable work. The font family contains 32 unique typefaces as well as hundreds of glyphs within each font.
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world is Inside, the fireplace is lit, & the Yule log crackles with orange and crimson sparks 24pt
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Colophone This Type Specimen Book was designed by
Selkie Hope. All designs were created using glyphs from the Adobe Jenson Pro typeface.
The Adobe Jenson Pro typeface was designed by Robert Slimbach for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . ..... Adobe Systems. .... . . . . ...
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This book was part of a project created for Traditional Typography with Chad Treado at the Art Institute of Charleston. Single printing in December 2015
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