Comments on: Who’s on First? Typography http://www.richardsnotes.org/archives/2007/12/11/abbott-and-costellos-whos-on-first-in-typography-only/ notes, photos, and other collectible fragments Tue, 02 Dec 2008 09:18:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: johno http://www.richardsnotes.org/archives/2007/12/11/abbott-and-costellos-whos-on-first-in-typography-only/#comment-171937 johno Mon, 17 Dec 2007 01:59:58 +0000 http://www.richardsnotes.org/archives/2007/12/11/abbott-and-costellos-whos-on-first-in-typography-only/#comment-171937 Yes, they are a distraction. I don't know the name of the blue type, but the black is Birch (I think), and Birch does have a real apostrophe. Anyway, nice video. Thanks for sharing. Yes, they are a distraction. I don’t know the name of the blue type, but the black is Birch (I think), and Birch does have a real apostrophe.

Anyway, nice video. Thanks for sharing.

]]> By: Richard http://www.richardsnotes.org/archives/2007/12/11/abbott-and-costellos-whos-on-first-in-typography-only/#comment-171844 Richard Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:10:42 +0000 http://www.richardsnotes.org/archives/2007/12/11/abbott-and-costellos-whos-on-first-in-typography-only/#comment-171844 John: You know more about type than I do but it seems like they used type to emphasize period, the dialog is 1930-1940s so maybe used type to underscore that. Just a guess. John: You know more about type than I do but it seems like they used type to emphasize period, the dialog is 1930-1940s so maybe used type to underscore that. Just a guess.

]]> By: John D. Berry http://www.richardsnotes.org/archives/2007/12/11/abbott-and-costellos-whos-on-first-in-typography-only/#comment-171835 John D. Berry Tue, 11 Dec 2007 20:40:17 +0000 http://www.richardsnotes.org/archives/2007/12/11/abbott-and-costellos-whos-on-first-in-typography-only/#comment-171835 Nicely done, though the straight typewriter apostrophes are distracting. Nicely done, though the straight typewriter apostrophes are distracting.

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