Logos and typefaces and fonts (oh, my!) [was: RE: DEC Logo]

2015-06-30 Thread Rich Alderson
From: Dave G4UGM Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2015 8:43 AM From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Toby Thain Sent: 30 June 2015 14:10 On 2015-06-30 4:44 AM, simon wrote: On 29-06-15 14:56, Toby Thain wrote: On 2015-06-29 3:54 AM, simon wrote: the front of the

Re: Logos and typefaces and fonts (oh, my!) [was: RE: DEC Logo]

2015-06-30 Thread Pete Turnbull
On 30/06/2015 20:21, Rich Alderson wrote: Note that I use the terms (type)face and logo, not font. Until Apple bastardized the term, a _font_ was a package of metal type in a particular _typeface_, and was the unit by which type was ordered from a foundry. A _logo_ was a special item, cast as