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typeface used in primary school books

Mikia · 2010-02-22 13:03:14

This might be a bit of a long shot but does anyone know what font/fonts are used in Irish textbooks for Primary School? It looks very similar to Sassoon Infant, therefore is it just a version of Sassoon Infant but with Irish letters? I've been trying to research this for my typography project at college and I can't seem to…

22-02-2010 02:03PM

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Mikia

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This might be a bit of a long shot but does anyone know what font/fonts are used in Irish textbooks for Primary School? It looks very similar to Sassoon Infant, therefore is it just a version of Sassoon Infant but with Irish letters? I've been trying to research this for my typography project at college and I can't seem to find anything on it. Any ideas?

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#2 23-02-2010 10:06PM

hamstercrusher

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Scan it in and go here http://new.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/ upload the image and itll give you a clearer idea of what it is. Its a handy site have used it a few times myself.

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#3 06-03-2010 07:41AM

banquo

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Could be old century schoolbook?

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