Hamburgevons
The word Hamburgefonts, (traditionally Hamburgefons or Hamburgefonstiv) is a blind text that is particularly suitable for assessing the design and the appearance of a typeface. It contains all essential forms, so that the character of the respective font can be recognized quickly. It consists of the letters that are often first designed when designing a typeface.[1]
While the word has no meaning, it is useful to typographers and designers during the design of a font, as the form of its letters include all of the curves and abutments normally found in a font.[2][3]
As a test word it is useful for determining the visual readability of a font chosen for a layout.[4][5] One of the three words is often used as a standard word in the visual layout of fonts submitted to competitions and exhibitions.[6][7][8]
Bibliography[edit]
Jérôme Peignot, L’Alphabet des lettres, ou le petit hamburgefons, Paris, Imprimerie nationale, 1995, 128 p. (ISBN 978-2940028085 Search this book on 
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References[edit]
- ↑ David Machin (30 April 2014). Visual Communication. De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 219–. ISBN 978-3-11-025549-2. Search this book on
- ↑ Simon Garfield (1 September 2011). Just My Type: A Book About Fonts. Penguin Publishing Group. pp. 317–. ISBN 978-1-101-57781-3. Search this book on
- ↑ Janet Ashford; John Odam (January 1996). Start with a Scan: A Guide to Transforming Scanned Photos and Objects Into High Quality Art. Peachpit Press. ISBN 978-0-201-88456-2. Search this book on
- ↑ Steven Heller; Philip B. Meggs (2001). Texts on Type: Critical Writings on Typography. Allworth Press. ISBN 978-1-58115-082-7. Search this book on
- ↑ Steve Byers (1991). The electronic type catalog. Bantam Books. ISBN 978-0-553-35446-1. Search this book on
- ↑ International exhibition of illustration and editorial art. Moravská galerie v Brně. 1988. Search this book on
- ↑ Metropolis. Bellerophon Publications. 1988. Search this book on
- ↑ Ilene Strizver (4 February 2014). Type Rules: The Designer's Guide to Professional Typography. Wiley. pp. 455–. ISBN 978-1-118-75866-3. Search this book on
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