Re:I spent 50 hours drawing a line graph
by rafterydj on Sunday May 24, 2026 @11:43AM
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I'm glad I'm not the only who seemingly has a taste for "older" diagrams from that period. It makes me think of the same aesthetic roots of what's now called "cassette futurism" or "NASA-punk". Older engineering charts really feel like there was more care and thought put into each line or facet, even though I'm sure it's a trick of time.
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I was a big fan of two fonts (Draft Paper and Parts List) by Beth Matthews [0] that call back to this era, you might enjoy them as well.
[0]: https://www.bethmathews.com/shop/partslistdraftpaperfontbund...
Re:I spent 50 hours drawing a line graph
by dougdude3339 on Monday May 25, 2026 @12:43AM
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Certainly reminds me of the fonts produced by the vintage lettering kits.
What if for digital fonts, there was a way to write the same letter 2 or more different ways? Adding slight variations to the same letter would mimic the effect of using hand tools.
I think OpenType allows for this! Most font designers don’t take advantage though, since even two variants per glyph means 2x the design work and 2x the file size. It would be cool to see it done more though.