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Sylloge<\/i> typeface (promotional collage) \/ 2002<\/p>\n
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\nAll type says something more than that which has been written. Some writing is logical. Therefore, some typefaces can make prose seem more logical than it actually is. This is an example of syllogistic reasoning. This is Sylloge<\/i>, an original typeface design… \n<\/p>\n
\n Sylloge<\/i> typeface (elements) \/ 2002 \nIts character is wise; believable; stable in its bracketed, serifed footing; distinguished by graceful nuance; considered in its humanistic stroke weight variation; resolute in its straight stance. This is the perfect face to put forth for one’s most ardent case. Sylloge<\/i> typeface (text numerals) \/ 2002 \nNumbers like this don’t lie. Just think how comfortably they would sit even in the thick of the discussion. Not like those ruffian lining numerals<\/a> that shout so inappropriately at cap height all the time. Sylloge typeface (promotional collage) \/ 2002 All type says something more than that which has been written. Some writing is logical. Therefore, some typefaces can make prose seem more logical than it actually is. This is an example of syllogistic reasoning. This is Sylloge, an original typeface design…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37,36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-315","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-naming-words","category-type-fonts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.danielpjohnston.com\/graphic-language\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/315","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.danielpjohnston.com\/graphic-language\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.danielpjohnston.com\/graphic-language\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.danielpjohnston.com\/graphic-language\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.danielpjohnston.com\/graphic-language\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=315"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/www.danielpjohnston.com\/graphic-language\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/315\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":872,"href":"http:\/\/www.danielpjohnston.com\/graphic-language\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/315\/revisions\/872"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.danielpjohnston.com\/graphic-language\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=315"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.danielpjohnston.com\/graphic-language\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=315"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.danielpjohnston.com\/graphic-language\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.danielpjohnston.com\/graphic-language\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/dpj_sylloge_type_breakdown.jpg\" "\\"dpj_sylloge_type_breakdown\\"")
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\nBut the designer must always be conscientious. One should never use a pretty face to say something disingenuous. What is written is still far more important than the typeface in which it is spelled. Syllogistic fallacies<\/a> are not uncommon, and they still pass for logic.
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\nSo here is Sylloge<\/i>. Type carefully.<\/p>\n
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