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TRIBE 03: REPUBLIC
of TYPE
FRISCO_REMIX: L/l
Peter
Lofting
Apple Computer Font Group
Cupertino, California
The two “L”s make an interesting study of extremes: In sans
serif designs the lowercase “l” is often a homoglyph of
digit “1” and capital letter “I”
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so it has very little room
to maneuver. On-screen it usually takes a pixel at lower right to
claim its identity, but here for print it’s trying out an inverse
base serif. The capital “L” is one of the most dynamic glyphs
in the alphabet. The cursive form is a powerful figure“8”
that can take any amount of flourish at its entrance and exit strokes
and has an almost ballistic feel... an “L”-bow.
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