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24 April 2008

l is no easier than k

But it does spur me on to get out and do some searching. And here we have two fonts that have very similar attributes (aside from the obvious difference of one being sans and the other slab serif): because both are based on strictly geometric forms.

Litera
Litera was designed in 1983 by Michael Neugebauer, who used the same construction found in his more widely-known typeface Cirkulus. The overall look of Litera is modern, clear and light. Distinguishing characteristics are the openness and the e and P and the particularly long cross stroke of the G.

Lubalingraph

And Lubalin Graph, which was designed by Herb Lubalin and drawn by Tony DiSpigna and Joe Sundwall in 1974. They based the geometric skeletons of this new typeface on Lubalin's earlier (and also better-known) Avant Garde, but modified the shapes to add those big square (or rectangular) serifs. The condensed weights, which include small caps and old-style figures, were added by Helga Jörgenson and Sigrid Engelmann in 1992.

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Don't think I knew Litera. Good one.

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