Welcome to GoodCityModern,

INSTALLATION:

¥¥¥Macintosh Type 1 version¥¥¥
To install this font on a Macintosh you need only two of the files
in this archive:
        1.      The PostScript file should be dropped into your System
Folder. The PostScript file is the one named ÒGoodCitModÓ.
        2.      The contents of the bitmap file should be installed
into your System file with the Font/DA Mover version 3.8 or
later. Use the standard procedure for installing a bitmap font
file. The bitmap file is the one named ÒGoodCityModern.bmapÓ.
If you have trouble doing this, double check that you are using
Font/DA Mover version 3.8 or above. When Font/DA Mover is running,
you will see a number in the top left corner of the menu bar.
If this number is 3.8 or greater, then you have a version of
Font/DA Mover that will install GoodCityModern. If you are
using System 7, drop the bitmap file into your System folder.

¥¥¥Macintosh Truetype version¥¥¥
To install this font on a system 7 equipped Macintosh you need only
one file:
The TrueType font file should be dropped into your System Folder.
The TrueType font
file is the one named ÒGoodCityModern.suitÓ.

Andrew MeitÕs commentary on GoodCityModern:

        Naturally, you may be asking yourself, ÔHow did he create this
font?Õ. Locating a full character set was not easy. After searching
in many libraries, I found the set at C.W. Post College (which has
an excellent typography reference section). The reproduction was
small and the copier worse, but I managed.

        Studying the page, I quickly realized several key points. One,
Gutenberg designed the font with a deep understanding of Latin grammar
and spelling. He had kerning pairs based on repeated letter usage
throughout the Bible and kerned small words into tight units (i.e.
our ÔofÕ and ÔandÕ). Second, that he posited key geometric guidelines
to aid in creating the font. He was doing more than just capturing
the scribe-like strokes of his day, but in addition had a respect
for the metal and ink to be used in printing his Bible. This second
point made it possible to actually create the font; because of the
smallness of the reproduced letters, I had to re-create (for techies,
Ôreverse - engineerÕ) them. (My loupe and the page became very close
friends!)
        After some hand drawings to ÔfeelÕ the letter forms, I scanned
the page at 150 dpi and made a bitmap font using Fontastic Plus.
Sometimes, I felt another hand on my mouse while fat-bitting away
late at night... Then, I typed Latin text to see the typeface in
actual context.

         Next, using the bitmap font, I printed samples at 200% enlargement
with smoothing on to get a larger size to scan and clean up in
MacPaint. Did preliminary versions in Fontographer 3.0.5 thru 3.1,
but was not satisfied with the outlines or control of the outlines
Ð threw away about nine months work. While testing Freehand 3.0,
I noticed that its new features would at last give me the tools
and control I wanted. So, I placed the scanned images into Freehand
3.0 to trace and refine Ð using all its features to accomplish
the task. Yes, bcp by bcp, The font came alive. There were days
I felt a presence in the room...
        Once the letter forms were done, I simply option-copied the FreeHand
paths into Fontographer 3.2. Did further refinements using remove
overlap and decompose composites; then created kerning pairs. Based
on the same careful study Gutenberg did on Latin letters, I needed
to create 800 pairs!  Now, as of 5:15 June 18 1991, using Fontographer
3.3, I was finished.

        A few historical notes. The original typeface was created for
Latin, not for modern English; hence, the ÔmodernÕ in the name of
my translation. I had to create a full Roman set everyone can use.
However, there is an exact Latin version which is not done; which
will be used for an involved multi-media work some time in the future.
The ÔgoodcityÕ part of its name comes from German: guten - good,
burg - city. (actually, Earl Allen, a fellow Altsysian coined the
term - thanks!)

Enjoy and use in good health.

Andrew S. Meit
Software tester (and Stackhead)
Altsys Corporation

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The Font file names associated with this information file are:

GOODCITYMODERN G0000906.TTF
GOODCITYMODERN G0000907.TTF