[Openfontlibrary] Existential Font Question

[Dave Crossland]

On 24/02/07, Liam R E Quin <liam at holoweb.net> wrote:
> >
> > Can we tell apart a font of practical use from fancy fonts used for
> > artistic purposes?
>
> Do you mean, is such a distinction meaningful?

Basically yes - people have a vague idea there is a distinction, but
it seems like a mirage.

> If you mean that
> anything functional is not artistic, that is surely a nonsense.
> And any font can be used in an artistic way, no?  And if a
> "fancy font" use used for artistic purposes than it has a use
> and is practical.

Yes, so I don't think we can we tell apart a font of practical use
from fancy fonts used for artistic purposes.

I just wanted to find out if anyone figured differently :-)

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Regards,
Dave