I missed the Apocalypse: quotes from S for Sorts...

There are so many sorts of typeface to choose from, each with its own personality - typefaces really are like people ( ... ) I try to evolve my designs from the physical or historical character of a certain typeface.
(Matthew Partridge, typesetter, Hamburg)

... There are various sorts of hairdressers, and customers too. Some go to department stores which specialize in speed and turnover, then there is the brand-concious client who goes to Vidal Sasoon or some trendy hair stylist, more for a glass of champagne than to get their hair done... (Renate Rolke, hairdresser, Berlin)

... We have different sorts of leather soles, small, large, thin or thick ones... In the winter I always recommend a slightly profild sole, but only slightly profiled, as people are often worried about walking dirt into their homes...
(Klaus Werner, shoemaker, Hamburg)Booksellers are censors

... I have organized my bookshop so that you don't first have to look through a load of rubbish, such as the sort of books instructing you how to stroke your dog, before you can satisfy your bibliophilic leanings... (Stephan Samtleben, bookseller, Literaturhaus, Hamburg)

... This sort of carriage is "pressure resistant", in other words it won't allow external pressure to enter the carriage when two trains meet - which at 200 km/h would be very unpleasant. These carriages also have self-contained toilet systems, so-called chemical toilets... (Kai Böttcher, InterCity inspector, Berlin)

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