XTT Part 2: Anatomy of a Letterform
XTT Part 2: Anatomy of a Letterform, the second installment of a five part series by Paul Dean, was published just yesterday at ilovetypography.com. The little feet on the letters are called serifs. Can you say sayr-ifs?
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