Typophile

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unknown

Does anyone know this font?
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/8495273519/ref=sr_1_1/002-7087200-9225664?v=glance&s=books&me=ATVPDKIKX0DER&vi=pictures&img=2#more-pictures

Specifically "Pearl River Delta". I've seen it around but not enough to figure it out.

unknown

I think the title is, if not exactly, very close to Mark van Bronkhorst's ITC Conduit. Not sure yet about "Pearl River Delta." The two seem different to me.

unknown

"Pearl River" is Cachet Medium.

I suspect Coles knew all this -- he's just letting others among us hone our chops.

unknown

For some reason, I love Cachet, but feel nothing for Conduit.

BTW, maybe Stephen is napping. Shshsh...

hhp

unknown

Yep, Cachet is it. Underrated and not promoted for sure. Why don't more people use this face? Oh wait, because they can't find it! I own the book in question and I've always admired the face. Thanks for the speedy detective work.

I've seen J. Abbot Miller use this face before but couldn't figure it out. Of the New York hot shots, his type tastes are a little more evolved than most. He did after all design the premiere issue of the ill fated ONE using all Eureka. He's scores a few points for that.

unknown

It's a shame they dumped Eureka. I have this hunch that they -rightly- thought its readability is low, but they -stupidly- didn't realize that it's just the loose letterspacing: negative-track it a bit, and it becomes the solid text face it was intended to be.

hhp

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