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rjswyesterday at 9:36 PM2 repliesview on HN

You might be interested in the resources [1] on the H.P.Lovecraft Historical Society website.

[1] https://www.hplhs.org/resources.php#fonts


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Levitatingyesterday at 9:44 PM

Oh thats great.

I also use the wallpaper on https://hplovecraft.com/ as my actual wallpaper.

imiricyesterday at 11:21 PM

These are great, but the effect breaks down with digital fonts since every glyph instance is the same. There would have to be slight variations of each, and other imperfections caused by a typewriter or printing process.

I'm not sure I like the effect of the font in the article. The subtle vertical position differences and inconsistent kerning are distracting. Typewriters and physical printing are not sloppy in that sense.