A Digital Revival: The Monotype Index of Typefaces | Andrea Leksen | ATypI 2023 Paris

The Monotype Index of Typefaces is a manuscript with a handwritten log of the typefaces held by Monotype in the early 1900s. This document includes a list of 1,241 typefaces—the first 600 entries showing a consistent aesthetic—followed by a series of eclectic handwritten entries by various recorders. The task of creating a digital revival of this handwriting was commissioned by The Monotype Corporation.

This talk will discuss the history of the manuscript and the challenges encountered during the digitization of creating a handwritten font:
— Choosing which letters should be recreated digitally
— How closely the design should follow the original handwriting or be updated for consistency
— The discomfort of creating letterforms for a specific size when they might appear less than beautiful at larger sizes
— Deciding how many alternates should be included to make it feel authentically handwritten
— The technical aspects of creating a randomized script

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