Cazz1066 said:
Thanks, so why is it that when I type the 'TT' version, in normal or
itallic it does not look like the version I have on my letter head
No idea. Here's what you can do though (if it's not private) shoot me a copy
to magrat (underscore) garlick (at) hotmail (dot) com (I'm sure I don't need
to tell you what to do with that! ;o)) everything the letterhead and the
font you have - I know you won't have the face the copyshop used. I have the
entire Abadi family (some folk collect stamps, some teddy bears, others beer
coasters - I collect fonts) You said the exact face was Abadi MT Condensed
(as I said the 'western' just describes the alphabet). I have that face in
all three flavours - TrueType, OpenType and Type 1.
The answer to the next bit probably lies in the definition of 'italic'. You
see, when you apply what is called a 'faux style' to a font, it invariably
looks nothing like the 'true' italicised font. You see Abadi Condensed is
available in many variants - Abadi Condensed Bold, AC Demi-bold, AC Italic,
AC Bold Italic, AC Demi-Bold Italic (you getting the idea?). Because the
style is 'built in' to the font, it will always look consistent. When I was
very green, and knew next to nothing about fontology, I assumed I didn't
need the 'bold' and 'italic' variants and I could just apply these styles in
a word processor - I've learned a lot since then and I have all the faces of
all the fonts I use on a day-to-day basis. If you're serious about design,
you should do the same.
I thought Cyrillic was a Russian typeface !
No, Cyrillic is an alphabet, used not only in Russia but in most countries
of the former Soviet Union.
Common alphabets in use today are
Hebrew
Arabic
Cyrillic
Roman (sometimes called Western)
When I view it on Bimap
Bitmap? I assume you mean 'Character Map'? Bitmap is a graphics format
it comes up with Western.
Yes, like I said before, that describes the alphabet.
PS. Do you spend a lot of time in Pizza hut
No, I don't care for pizza. The quote is from Rich Hall.
