Max Heim SEZ -
> That's what I assumed. But those large-format inkjets only print 300dpi or
> so. The dots are pretty obvious at arm's length, and don't render type very
> sharply. In fact, 1440dpi inkjets don't render type very sharply. It's a
> huge difference compared to lino output, or silkscreening, which is how the
> faces were originally produced. But I suppose it might pass for some
> purposes.
Over a decade ago, in another life, when I was doing graphics and
advertising for an former employer, I had access to a Multigraphics
photo typesetting machine. It used spinning wheels with typefaces
in negative form around the perimiter, and a strobe light, to flash
the type onto photo paper that could then be developed in a copy
camera and cut-and-pasted onto layout boards. You booted this beast
off 8" floppy disks and it was the size of two *big* gas grills
in an L-shape. Absolutely beautiful type. Never seen anything
"totally digital" match it. But what a bear to use! Only slightly
more user-friendly than a Linotype machine!
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David Breneman
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DHL/Airborne Express
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