Typographica on Nostr: npub1l0j5t…r3ulg npub1eeeta…ve209 The reason for this shape is that Sabon was ...

npub1l0j5tc54fs7xddyfdfayj67wspxnhjkl64g4qxscknsdvwqfdces4r3ulg (npub1l0j…3ulg) npub1eeetax7xxyr7mem486lqayj4av7czytttp9swjwn6yry6sn790lqrve209 (npub1eee…e209) The reason for this shape is that Sabon was designed with the constraints of the Linotype and Monotype machines: the italic letters had to be the same width as their roman counterpart. (https://fontsinuse.com/typefaces/97/sabon)

It’s a common problem with text faces of that period, and the thing that keeps Sabon from being a favorite of mine, but Tschichold sure did beautiful work with the limitations!