Native-designed Cyrillics
Aug. 8th, 2014 | 05:54 pm
From:: Nick Shinn
Scotch Modern (bottom example) is a historical revival which stays close to the late 19th-century (Kharkov) original, so it is in fact “native-designed”. However, this non-native revivalist (me, Nick Shinn) did make a few changes which he thought improved it. Most notably, I cut down the bottom right serif in к—which was originally like that of ‘a’—in order to get a smoother кл combination. As in later versions of the didone, Elizabeth and New Standard. Do you think that anachronism was a good idea?
If you are going to criticize a revival, you really should compare it with the original or another revival of the same typeface, not a font in a completely different genre! I challenge you to compare Scotch Modern with “native-designed” didones such as Elizabeth, New Standard, and other digital revivals of 19th century Scotch or Didone typefaces.
Also, it is better to present words rather than alphabets, when one is discussing the overall balance of a line.
If you are going to criticize a revival, you really should compare it with the original or another revival of the same typeface, not a font in a completely different genre! I challenge you to compare Scotch Modern with “native-designed” didones such as Elizabeth, New Standard, and other digital revivals of 19th century Scotch or Didone typefaces.
Also, it is better to present words rather than alphabets, when one is discussing the overall balance of a line.
