14 Feb
2023
14 Feb
'23
10:54 p.m.
On Sat, Feb 11, 2023 at 1:58 AM Paul Flo Williams via cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
During lockdown I was having some fun redrawing old
DEC manual covers
with Inkscape, specifically terminal and printer manuals from the late
1970s. I've attached a montage of four that I printed out so I could
stick it on the wall. I'm aware I may be the only person, even here,
who finds them attractively simple and coloured in such a definably
1970s way.
Let me add my "plus one" here! I appreciate both the original designs
and your faithful reproductions. Did you use a font for the cover
texts or recreate them by hand? I know DEC was making heavy use of
Avant Garde Bold during this period, including the alternate glyphs
here and there (I have a document in my near-term scan queue that
shows how NOT to use those glyphs!) IIRC, the corporate style guide
specifies AVGB and some form of Helvetica for advertising and
documentation use.
IBM's 1960s and 70s covers were fun, too, although a completely
different style. Mostly geometric designs that remind me of textbooks
from that era.
-j