Interview with Erik Spiekermann
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Digitization makes font files trivial to produce so anybody can build a typeface today, but good type still traces to Venetian antiqua and handwriting frozen 500 years ago; successful faces read like a hand, not a pile of geometric shapes. Designers typically sketch then digitize, iterating between notebooks and font software until small invisible details work. High‑res screens increase contrast and glare, so modern screen faces often add a bit of noise and soften shapes; there remains room for a few thousand distinct voices.
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