The Dutch Type Library is something awesome. The webpage might confuse you at first because it is not the most modern thing, but they offer great PDF specimens to their fonts. The DTL work so hard to create legible fonts that maintain those little imperfections that come from the lead-printing times. This makes the letters dynamic and alive. The stuff is what typography should be like.
This is why DTL FLeischmann is so awesome. Johan Michael Fleischmann (1707–1768) was a German punchcutter, who moved to the Netherlands in 1728 and worked for Enschedé (1743–1768) until his death.
He is regarded as one of the most important type-designers in the Netherlands. His precision and understanding of letterforms is unbeatable. His types have been revived digitally by the Dutch Type Library.
In 1993, Edhard Kaiser was given the task to to digitalize the Fleischmann Type, which was finally released in 2000. Kaiser analyzed historic specimens and realized he could only make the best of Fleischmann's letters if he made two cuts: a display face and a text face. Although Fleischmann had originally only made a regular and italic face (including old face digits, ornaments, and punctuation), modern typography requires the flexibility of additional bold and medium faces. Kudos to Edhard Kaiser for doing a fantastic job! (for more information, visit the DTL site)
Do check out the PDF presentation, the specimen, and the text samples on their website. You will fall in love! You can see some screenshots below. Credit: http://www.dutchtypelibrary.nl
This is why DTL FLeischmann is so awesome. Johan Michael Fleischmann (1707–1768) was a German punchcutter, who moved to the Netherlands in 1728 and worked for Enschedé (1743–1768) until his death.
He is regarded as one of the most important type-designers in the Netherlands. His precision and understanding of letterforms is unbeatable. His types have been revived digitally by the Dutch Type Library.
In 1993, Edhard Kaiser was given the task to to digitalize the Fleischmann Type, which was finally released in 2000. Kaiser analyzed historic specimens and realized he could only make the best of Fleischmann's letters if he made two cuts: a display face and a text face. Although Fleischmann had originally only made a regular and italic face (including old face digits, ornaments, and punctuation), modern typography requires the flexibility of additional bold and medium faces. Kudos to Edhard Kaiser for doing a fantastic job! (for more information, visit the DTL site)
Do check out the PDF presentation, the specimen, and the text samples on their website. You will fall in love! You can see some screenshots below. Credit: http://www.dutchtypelibrary.nl