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Welcome to GoodCityModern,
INSTALLATION:
ÑÑÑMacintosh Type 1 versionÑÑÑ
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 ╥GoodCitMod╙.
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 ╥GoodCityModern.bmap╙.
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.
ÑÑÑMacintosh Truetype versionÑÑÑ
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 ╥GoodCityModern.suit╙.
Andrew Meit╒s commentary on GoodCityModern:
Naturally, you may be asking yourself, ╘How did he create this
font?╒. 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 ╘of╒ and ╘and╒). 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,
╘reverse - engineer╒) them. (My loupe and the page became very close
friends!)
After some hand drawings to ╘feel╒ 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
╨ 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 ╨ 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 ╘modern╒ 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 ╘goodcity╒ 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