Mrs Eaves Type Specimen

Mrs Eaves Type Specimen

Mrs Eaves

DEsigned by

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents History and Usage...6-9 Character Set...10-11 Weight Variations...12-13 Special Characters...14-15 Characteristics...16-17 Copy Variations...18-21 Faux Graphics...22-23

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HISTORY Zuzana Licko is a type designer, born in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia (1961). She graduated from the University of California at Berkeley in 1984. Zuzana came to the United States as a child and studied architecture, photography, and computer programming and eventually earned a degree in graphic communications.

Zuzana is one one of the cofounders of Emigre Fonts and has designed a variety of typefaces- Mrs Eaves, Modula, Filosofia and Matrix. She started Emigre Fonts with her husband Ruby VanderLans, which became well known for its self-published magazine and type foundry. Experimental type designs created by Licko became a notable characteristic of the magazine. Zuzana challenged the historic Baskerville and began to work on Mrs Eaves in the 1990s. She used a sizable amount of ligatures and aimed to bring this type to both print and screen use. Licko feels that she may be contradicting the intent behind Baskerville but that her goal is to combine the pronounced elements of Baskerville with an intepretation that is not as structured.

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“I have contemplated trying my hand at reviving an old favorite in a manner that challenged the common, preconceived method of interpreting the classics.”

Mrs Eaves Type Specimen

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U•s•a•g•e “When used in the right circumstance it imparts a very particular feel that sets it clearly apart from many likeminded types. It has an undefined quality that resonates with people.

This paradox (imperfect yet pleasing) is perhaps best illustrated by design critic and historian Robin Kinross who has pointed out the limitation of the “loose” spacing that Licko employed, among other things, yet simultaneously designated the Mrs Eaves type specimen with an honorable mention in the 1999 American Center for Design competition. Proof, perhaps, that type is best judged in the context of its usage”

“ Mrs Eaves has outsold all Emigre fonts by manyfold, and through major type distributors such as MyFonts, Mrs Eaves has been among the best selling types for years, listed among such classics as Helvetica, Univers, Bodoni and Franklin Gothic.

Due to its commercial and popular success it has come to define the Emigre type foundry.”

“While Licko initially set out to design a traditional text face, we never specified how Mrs Eaves could be best used. Typefaces will find their own way. But if there’s one particular common usage that stands out, it must be literary—Mrs Eaves loves to adorn book covers and relishes short blurbs on the flaps and backs of dust covers. Trips to bookstores are always a treat for us as we find our Mrs Eaves staring out at us from dozens of book covers in the most elegant compositions, each time surprising us with her many talents.”

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MrsMrs Eaves Eaves Type Type Specimen Specimen “In my rendition of this classic typefaces, I have addressed the highly criticized feature of sharp contrast. To a great degree, the critics were wrong; it did not prevent Baskerville from becoming assimilated as a highly legible text face, and in fact, the high contrast between stems and hairlines became quite desirable, as is apparent in typefaces such as Bodoni, which followed in the lineage”

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Mrs Mrs Eaves Eaves Type Type Specimen Specimen

Roman (27 pt)

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S E T

Eaves Type Specimen W EMrsI G H T SETS

She is elegant

| Mrs Eaves OT Italic |

She is determined |Mrs Eaves Roman All Petite Caps |

she is fearless |Mrs Eaves Roman All Small Caps |

she is precise |Mrs Eaves Roman Petite Caps |

She is patient | Mrs Eaves Roman Lining |

She is kind

| Mrs Eaves OT Roman |

She is witty

|Mrs Eaves Roman Small Caps |

She is exquisite |Mrs Eaves OT Bold Italic |

She is particular |Mrs Eaves OT Bold |

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“The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. True

beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul.”

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SPECIAL CHARACTER

Mrs Eaves Type Specimen

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Mrs Eaves Type Specimen

Characteristics Closed aperture

Classy an

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The point at which the tail and body of the “Q” meet creates a zig-zag pattern.

This combined with the swishlike tail end dramaticizes the letter.

“g’ has a disconnected loop

Closed aperture curled tail 16 16

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rounded terminal

vertical axis

thick spine

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Mrs Eaves OT Roman (118 pt)

Baskerville Regular (1180pt)

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Mrs Eaves displays a smaller stroke contrast compared to Baskerville, wherein the constrast is emphasized.

Mrs Eaves Type Specimen

Girl with a Pearl Earring Mrs Eaves OT Roman (9 pt) He stepped up to my chair. My jaw tightened but I managed to hold my head steady. he reached over and gently touched my earlobe.

I gasped as if I had been holding my breath underwater.

He rubbed the swollen lobe between his thumb and finger, then pulled it taught.

With his other hand he inserted the earring wire in the hole and pushed it through. A pain like fire jolted through me and brought tears to my eyes.

Girl with a Pearl Earring Mrs Eaves OT Roman (10 pt)

He stepped up to my chair. My jaw tightened but I managed to hold my head steady. he reached over and gently touched my earlobe.

I gasped as if I had been holding my breath underwater.

He rubbed the swollen lobe between his thumb and finger, then pulled it taught. With his other hand he inserted the earring wire in the hole and pushed it through. A pain like fire jolted through me and brought tears to my eyes.

Girl with a Pearl Earring Mrs Eaves OT Roman (12 pt)

He stepped up to my chair. My jaw tightened but I managed to hold my head steady. he reached over and gently touched my earlobe.

I gasped as if I had been holding my breath underwater.

He rubbed the swollen lobe between his thumb and finger, then pulled it taught. With his other hand he inserted the earring wire in the hole and pushed it through. A pain like fire jolted through me and brought tears to my eyes.

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Mrs Eaves Type Specimen

Girl with a Pearl Earring

Mrs Eaves OT Bold (9 pt) He stepped up to my chair. My jaw tightened but I managed to hold my head steady. he reached over and gently touched my earlobe.

I gasped as if I had been holding my breath underwater.

He rubbed the swollen lobe between his thumb and finger, then pulled it taught. With his other hand he inserted the earring wire in the hole and pushed it through. A pain like fire jolted through me and brought tears to my eyes.

Girl with a Pearl Earring Mrs Eaves OT Bold (10 pt)

He stepped up to my chair. My jaw tightened but I managed to hold my head steady. he reached over and gently touched my earlobe.

I gasped as if I had been holding my breath underwater.

He rubbed the swollen lobe between his thumb and finger, then pulled it taught. With his other hand he inserted the earring wire in the hole and pushed it through. A pain like fire jolted through me and brought tears to my eyes.

Girl with a Pearl Earring Mrs Eaves OT Bold (12 pt)

He stepped up to my chair. My jaw tightened but I managed to hold my head steady. he reached over and gently touched my earlobe.

I gasped as if I had been holding my breath underwater.

He rubbed the swollen lobe between his thumb and finger, then pulled it taught. With his other hand he inserted the earring wire in the hole and pushed it through. A pain like fire jolted through me and brought tears to my eyes.

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Mrs Eaves Type Specimen

Girl with a Pearl Earring

Mrs Eaves OT Italic (9 pt) He stepped up to my chair. My jaw tightened but I managed to hold my head steady. he reached over and gently touched my earlobe.

I gasped as if I had been holding my breath underwater.

He rubbed the swollen lobe between his thumb and finger, then pulled it taught. With his other hand he inserted the earring wire in the hole and pushed it through. A pain like fire jolted through me and brought tears to my eyes.

Girl with a Pearl Earring Mrs Eaves OT Italic (10 pt)

He stepped up to my chair. My jaw tightened but I managed to hold my head steady. he reached over and gently touched my earlobe.

I gasped as if I had been holding my breath underwater.

He rubbed the swollen lobe between his thumb and finger, then pulled it taught. With his other hand he inserted the earring wire in the hole and pushed it through. A pain like fire jolted through me and brought tears to my eyes.

Girl with a Pearl Earring Mrs Eaves OT Italic (12 pt)

He stepped up to my chair. My jaw tightened but I managed to hold my head steady. he reached over and gently touched my earlobe.

I gasped as if I had been holding my breath underwater.

He rubbed the swollen lobe between his thumb and finger, then pulled it taught.

With his other hand he inserted the earring wire in the hole and pushed it through. A pain like fire jolted through me and brought tears to my eyes.

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Mrs Eaves Type Specimen

Girl with a Pearl Earring

Mrs Eaves OT Bold Italic (9 pt) He stepped up to my chair. My jaw tightened but I managed to hold my head steady. he reached over and gently touched my earlobe.

I gasped as if I had been holding my breath underwater.

He rubbed the swollen lobe between his thumb and finger, then pulled it taught. With his other hand he inserted the earring wire in the hole and pushed it through. A pain like fire jolted through me and brought tears to my eyes.

Girl with a Pearl Earring Mrs Eaves OT Bold Italic (10 pt)

He stepped up to my chair. My jaw tightened but I managed to hold my head steady. he reached over and gently touched my earlobe.

I gasped as if I had been holding my breath underwater.

He rubbed the swollen lobe between his thumb and finger, then pulled it taught.

With his other hand he inserted the earring wire in the hole and pushed it through.

A pain like fire jolted through me and brought tears to my eyes.

Girl with a Pearl Earring Mrs Eaves OT Bold Italic (12 pt)

He stepped up to my chair. My jaw tightened but I managed to hold my head steady. he reached over and gently touched my earlobe.

I gasped as if I had been holding my breath underwater.

He rubbed the swollen lobe between his thumb and finger, then pulled it taught. With his other hand he inserted the earring wire in the hole and pushed it through. A pain like fire jolted through me and brought tears to my eyes.

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Pri

STEAK &

Spri Aperol Spritz Val d’oca Argento Prosecco, Aperol liqueur, soda, orange slice. £ 10.90

Elderflowe

St- Germain elderflow soda, fresh m £ 10

Pink Gin Spritz Gordon’s Pink Gin, Jeio Sparkling Rosé, Lemonade, fresh lime, raspberrries. £ 11.90

Cock Aviation

Candy C

Bombay sapphire gin, maraschino liquor, crème de violette, fresh lemon juice. £ 11.90

Bombay sapphire gin, white, lem £ 11

Bramble Bombay Bramble gin, chambord, lemon juice. £ 12.90

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itzes

er Spritz

Golden Rum Spritz

wer liqueur, prosecco, mint, lime.

0.90

Bacardi Cuatro Anejo, Prosecco, passion fruit syrup, soda, passsin fruit. £ 10.90

Rhubarb & Ginger Spritz Rhubarb & Raspberry Gin, Prosecco, Ginger Ale, raspberries. £ 11.90

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Cloud

Negroni

, peach schnapps, egg mon candy.

1.90

Martini riserva rubino, martini riserva bitter, bombay sapphire gin. £ 11.90

Martini Fords Gin, martini riserva ambrato, lemon peel. £ 12.90

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“Thus, I was prompted to explore the path not taken.

After all, the sharp contrast evidenced in Baskerville was new at the time of its creation due to recent developments in printing and paper-making technologies.”

-Zuzana Licko

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