atw: Re: Helvetica, the movie

Actually type size is as much an element of typography as type face. My
point stands.
 
Bede
the picker's picker


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        From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bob Trussler
        Sent: Friday, 20 April 2007 5:05 PM
        To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
        Subject: atw: Re: Helvetica, the movie
        
        
        ... and people complain that I am picky because I notice
incorrect apostrophes.  Hmmmph!
        Bob T
        
         
        On 4/20/07, Stuart Burnfield <slb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: 

                Bede said:
                > I love the bit about the actress who suicided by
jumping from
                > the top of the 'H' in HOLLYWOOD, becoming the first
person in 
                > history to die by typography.
                
                Technically, wasn't it the type *size* that was the
killer, not the type
                face?
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