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Re:IBM Type by mkj on Wednesday November 08, 2017 @03:54AM (#15650727)
Aaw, I guess this means IBM PDF manuals will lose their distinctive look. "IBM-Bodoni" font I guess for the title?

https://www-304.ibm.com/servers/resourcelink/svc00100.nsf/pa...

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Re:IBM Type by GedByrne on Wednesday November 08, 2017 @04:59AM (#15650992)
I think this is all about establishing a new distinctive look.

The current one screams “1990” at anybody reading.

Now they need something that is distinctly IBM while gently whispering “2020” into the readers ear.

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Re:IBM Type by Bromskloss on Wednesday November 08, 2017 @10:09AM (#15653124)
How about something that proudly states "1970"? That would be cool!
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Re:IBM Type by makmanalp on Wednesday November 08, 2017 @11:26AM (#15653937)
I'd gladly go back to this era:

https://www.google.com/search?q=ibm+paul+rand&source=lnms&tb...:

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Re:IBM Type by whatusername on Wednesday November 08, 2017 @02:00PM (#15655725)
Did you see this earlier in the year: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/496596810/reissue-of-th...
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Re:IBM Type by makmanalp on Wednesday November 08, 2017 @02:31PM (#15656064)
You just made my day, thank you!
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Re:IBM Type by signal11 on Wednesday November 08, 2017 @07:07AM (#15651597)
I can see echoes of Bodoni in IBM Plex Serif. Bodoni looks way classier though, and imho doesn't look dated at all.
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