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This package installs two free TrueType fonts, they are useful for web viewing.
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The typeface is Geometric Slabserif 703, which is Bitstream's version of
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Memphis a typeface designed in 1930 by Rudolph Weiss. While it may seem odd
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that a typeface designed 65 years ago would look good on-screen today,
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the reason has to do with the shape of the letterforms themselves.
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They have a simple, geometric shape, and their serifs (the small protrusions
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from the ends of the letter) are in the "slab" family, which means they, too,
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are simple. The "x-height" (the height of the lowercase letter "x") is
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relatively large, but not so large that it makes reading difficult in the web
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where there is little real control over leading (the space between the lines).
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Bitstream is supplying these typefaces to help you see the importance of type
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on the web. Once you see how different web pages can look just by changing the
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typeface, and how much easier they can be to read, you'll see the importance of
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typographic choice on the web.
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