tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2055177173193179624.post4519819623006400565..comments2024-01-19T23:38:59.403-08:00Comments on Gaspereau Press ¶ Printers & Publishers: Press NotesAndrew Steeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11419326535390211322noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2055177173193179624.post-57763021013726271752010-09-29T15:59:08.002-07:002010-09-29T15:59:08.002-07:00Peter:
Electra certainly does need a factory over...Peter:<br /><br />Electra certainly does need a factory overhaul, though the big ‘foundries’ sometimes go overboard on their revisions. (I’m not a big fan of Sabon Next, for example, which seems to lose the warmth of the original). The font in this book is simply weighted-up a bit in Fontlab, using a couple of letterpress-printed books set in Linotype Electra as my guide. A few characters needed individual attention after I altered the weight, but largely it’s just a rough bolding. If I’m happy with the effect on the printed page, I’ll likely return and refine things even more. It may be a hair too heavy for the size I ended up setting at; likely better at 10 point. But compared to the skinny out-of-the-box version, this looks more like letterpress-printed Electra to my eye.<br /><br />AndrewAndrew Steeveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11419326535390211322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2055177173193179624.post-89836368586567159252010-09-28T15:42:38.658-07:002010-09-28T15:42:38.658-07:00I look forward to seeing this, Andrew, especially ...I look forward to seeing this, Andrew, especially given that Tim is an old friend, and Electra is probably my favourite text face. What did you do to it - actualy create a new digital version, or simply 'weight up' the existing Linotype font files? I tried that, some years ago, and the results were okay - that's the version I've used since - but this is one of those faces that really needs a complete and thorough re-digitization, as Linotype has done for other faces such as Sabon Aldus, Avenir, etc . . .Peter Cockingnoreply@blogger.com