Alphabet Family Tree Letter E

This months fyTi newsletter includes the story of the Latin alphabet E and a Manual on By The Numbers: From Gutenberg to Subscripts. [View in Browser]( [Hot New Fonts]( [Best Sellers]( [What's New]( [Special Offers]( [Bundles]( [WhatTheFont]( [MyFonts Survey]( This months fy{T}i newsletter includes the story of the Latin alphabet E and a Manual on By The Numbers: From Gutenberg to Subscripts. Alphabet Tree [Ionin No 5 Family]( The Letter E As any Scrabble® player will tell you, e has always been an important letter in the English language. It’s used more often than any other. In the early years of the Internet, the letter achieved near-ubiquitous popularity. Early on, it was tacked-on to almost any other word to imply the white heat of the new technological revolution. Terms like e-business, e-zine, e-cash, e-text and e-book were just a few of the new “e-“ words.... [Ionic No 5 Typography]( [Continue reading]( The Manual [Ionic no 5]( By The Numbers: From Gutenberg to Subscripts When Gutenberg invented the art of typography he included a set of numerals in his fonts. But, for almost 100 years, numerals were treated as “pi” characters and not created to be part of any particular typeface design. Claude Garamond, the great 16th century type designer, is generally given credit for creating the first font of type with numerals specifically designed to complement letterforms of a specific typeface. Except for stylistic variations, Garamond’s numerals set the standard for over 200 years. [Ionic No 5 Typography]( [Continue reading]( The Archives Font Field Guides - [ITC American Typewriter Font Field Guide](: The ITC American Typewriter typeface is a remarkably forgiving design in print, on screen uses and in under less than ideal reading environments. Its serifs, however, are quite long and can cause letters to link-up if copy is set too tight. - [Bembo Book Font Field Guide](: The Bembo® typestyle has been the go-to typeface for fine text typography since it was first released in 1929. The Bembo® Book family carries on the tradition of the design maintaining the grace, elegance and legibility of the of the early 20th century typeface. The Manual - [It’s about legibility.](: Even though much of the typographic community treats legibility and readability as interchangeable terms – they are not. Different typefaces have varying degrees of legibility; while typography should be readable. - [Justified & Rag Right Typography](: Medieval manuscripts were meticulously constructed. They had gridlines that defined where all the various parts (initial letters, illuminations, text, etc.) were to be placed. Morning Read Creative Characters - [Mario De Libero & Manuel Alvaro — Italiantype Foundry.](: What’s in a revival? Respect, for starters, but also the confidence to believe that there’s room to... Thanks for spending part of your day with MyFonts. See you next time. — MyFonts Team Monotype Imaging Inc. 600 Unicorn Park Drive Woburn, MA 01801 USA New York, US | Chicago, US | San Francisco, US | Los Angeles, US | Cordoba, AR | London, UK | Berlin, DE | Noida, IN | Seoul, KR | Tokyo, JP | Shanghai, CN | Hong Kong, CN The promotions featured in this email newsletter are only valid for purchases made online at MyFonts.com. MyFonts and MyFonts.com are trademarks of MyFonts Inc. registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain other jurisdictions. Other technologies, font names, and brand names are used for information only and remain trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Bembo Book is a trademark of The Monotype Corporation registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. Prices are shown in our standard currency (USD), may differ in other currencies, and may also be subject to change due to exchange rate fluctuations. ©2022 Monotype. All rights reserved. The text in this email is set in Rooney Sans. [Unsubscribe]( | [Preferences]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [View in Browser](