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‘‘ Typefaces are clothes for words and like a finely tailored suit, it’s the detail in their composition that adds interest ’’
DIDOT a new typography by
Firmin Didot Faces of type are like men’s faces. They have their own expression; their complexion and peculiar twists and turns of line identify them immediately to friends, to whom each is full of identity.
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dark straight serif
vertical horizontal
thin
counter
contrast
letters stem
crossbar link ear
weight
strong
experimental
unornamented
loop
ascender
bowl terminal
tittle
capital
spur height
descender
light