Talk:Algerian (typeface)

This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the Algerian (typeface) article.
This is not a forum for general discussion of the article's subject.

Put new text under old text. Click here to start a new topic.
New to Wikipedia? Welcome! Learn to edit; get help.

Article policies

Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL

Algeria Low‑importance

	Algeria portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject Algeria, an attempt to build a comprehensive and detailed guide to Algeria on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please join the project.AlgeriaWikipedia:WikiProject AlgeriaTemplate:WikiProject AlgeriaAlgeria articles
Low	This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.

Computing Low‑importance

	This article is within the scope of WikiProject Computing, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of computers, computing, and information technology on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.ComputingWikipedia:WikiProject ComputingTemplate:WikiProject ComputingComputing articles
Low	This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.

Typography Mid‑importance

	This article is within the scope of WikiProject Typography, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of articles related to Typography on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.TypographyWikipedia:WikiProject TypographyTemplate:WikiProject TypographyTypography articles
Mid	This article has been rated as Mid-importance on the importance scale.

Unsourced statements regarding Philip Kelly

I have pulled out of the article (and entered below) a non-encyclopedic rebuttal (allegedly by Philip Kelly) of the statement that Philip Kelly designed Algerian. (I have also edited another line in the article to remove the assertion that the regular typeface was designed by Kelly.)

Actually I did not design Algerian. There are some web sites that have this wrong information. I did work for Letraset and I did cut some of the master artwork for the condensed version, but it was not my original design. My original Letraset designs are can be viewed here on my web site: :http://www.pkfont.co.uk/page4.htm

At Letraset, I worked on hundreds of weight changes and modifications, but these are my only self-created Letraset typefaces. I would have created Algerian Condensed only because I was asked to by my superiors at Letraset, not because I felt there was a need for it or I simply wanted to. So in a nutshell, the original Algerian is re-draw / cut from some Stephen Blake 1911 references. Whilst Algerian Condensed is an optically condensed version that I was asked to work on, under a senior designer’s direction. As the normal width Algerian was such a good seller, a condensed version was decided upon.

I'm hoping that someone (maybe the original editor) can source any of the above statements and then add them back to the article in an encyclopedic style. - Ne ll is 13:17, 22 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Eytmology

This needs to be included.96.52.0.249 (talk) 23:20, 2 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Algerian Plain

This article doesn't mention Algerian Plain, the non-shadow version, and Algerian Mesa Plain, the non-shadow lowercase version. The Old Macintosh (talk) 08:51, 5 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]