![]() ![]() Goudy Oldstyle detail from 1923 ATF Type Specimen.īembo (Monotype Corp., 1929 based on the 1495 roman type of Francesco Griffo) Goudy Oldstyle compared to Adobe Garamond Pro. In the digital world there is no reason why Goudy Oldstyle cannot be restored to its proper look. ![]() Most of the descenders survived the abuse, but not the g. Goudy's design to fit its common line, a measurement instituted to insure that all of its typefaces could be aligned with each other. Goudy, American Type Founders, 1916)Īmerican Type Founders altered Frederic W. Ultimately, flaws are in the eye of the beholder. Disclaimer: These are opinions, not facts. ![]() This article attempts to explain the flaws in 23 fonts: what they are, why they matter, and what to do about them. And yet there is a single character that ruins them or, at the very least, causes one to pause before specing them. The whole premise here is that they are good, perhaps even classic or wildly popular. A flawed typeface is one that either you avoid using entirely because of this lone defect or one that you use sparingly - and only then, after some alteration of either your design or the face itself to ameliorate the "flaw." Flawed typefaces are not bad or even mediocre. What constitutes a flawed typeface? For this article it is defined as a typeface that is perfectly fine - except for one nagging aspect, usually a single character. ![]()
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