Palatino Sans shows in its alphabets an interpretation of a type different from all the traditional sans serif faces of monotone strokes that are done with a ruler. Notice how the letters of Palatino Sans have elegant curved outlines, not as uniform and without sharp edges, to convey a more soft expression. The details of the stems can be seen especially in large sizes. Typical for all the Palatino alphabets are the open letter ‘P’, and the curved lower-case ‘l’ for a
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Typographic Tip of the Month from Linotype’s Type Director Akira Kobayashi!
February 2007: Learn to love ligatures
A ligature is a glyph combining two or more characters. It is often believed that the use of ligatures is essential to good typography, and like all traditions, there is an element of truth in this statement. But the proper use of ligatures requires a bit of thought. When used properly, and in the
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