Jakob Erbar isn’t exactly a household name, even in typography circles. But he designed what I think is the great underappreciated font of the 20th century, Erbar:
Strict orthoganality with no curves does notamount to” jaunty” in my book, but I’ll grant you it’s pleasant as t’s go. But whither the Danish “o” with the slash through it, as in the name
I am Peter Rukavina and this is my blog. I am a writer, letterpress printer, and a curious person.
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