Comments on: Archipelago http://armenotype.com/2012/04/archipelago/ Thu, 13 Jan 2022 02:11:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: 1instructional http://armenotype.com/2012/04/archipelago/?lang=hy#comment-165461 1instructional Wed, 12 Jan 2022 23:54:41 +0000 http://armenotype.com/?p=994#comment-165461 <strong>1footstool...</strong> ... 1footstool…

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]]> By: John Savard http://armenotype.com/2012/04/archipelago/?lang=hy#comment-2386 John Savard Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:32:36 +0000 http://armenotype.com/?p=994#comment-2386 I am assuming that the example of a "heavy Latinized" Armenian typeface as shown is being treated as something open to question. But in that case, people are going to wonder why a close historical revival of Bologir should also be classed as something one might do before one "knew any better". I think that the course being recommended is neither a slavish following of the most popular foreign model, or remaining bound to traditional historical forms - but instead drawing on historical forms creatively, and being open to a wider range of foreign influences. But this wasn't mentioned, and this alternative won't immediately occur to many readers without a typographical or other artistic background. Instead, they may just see rejection of the two most obvious choices, and end up being baffled as to which side you're on. I am assuming that the example of a «heavy Latinized» Armenian typeface as shown is being treated as something open to question. But in that case, people are going to wonder why a close historical revival of Bologir should also be classed as something one might do before one «knew any better».

I think that the course being recommended is neither a slavish following of the most popular foreign model, or remaining bound to traditional historical forms — but instead drawing on historical forms creatively, and being open to a wider range of foreign influences.

But this wasn’t mentioned, and this alternative won’t immediately occur to many readers without a typographical or other artistic background. Instead, they may just see rejection of the two most obvious choices, and end up being baffled as to which side you’re on.

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