My favorite poet and his wife are back in Paris, so I once again have enough time to get back to what has become a rather neglected blog here at Medico Musings. I tried to check in on several of you during this hiatus, but have not had enough time to leave any meaningful comments. My apologies!

 

I doubt most of you get off on typography, but it's an arcane topic that has a curious draw for me. Not long ago, PBS ran a special on this topic, and more recently, the following news item caught my attention. (I'll allow you to form your own opinion on how this reflects on my personality or character.)

 

Extra-Slanty Italics Introduced for Extremely Important Words

NEW HOPE, MN—In an attempt to address writers’ ever-growing word-emphasis needs, Minnesota-based Pica Foundry has developed a new, extra-slanty italic font, design director Jordan Soderblum announced Monday.

“When writing important words, authors too often bypass regular italics in favor of all capital letters, which not only look awkward but also disrupt the flow of the text,” said Soderblum, whose new italics design is slanted at a more acute 60-degree angle instead of the normal 75. “We believe that the additional 15 degrees of slant will allow authors to create a much more intense and immediate reading experience.”

Soderblum said that his design team is currently developing a demi-semibold typeface for writers who “kind of, but not really” want to accentuate subheadings.