State of the Arts has been taking you on location with the most creative people in New Jersey and beyond since 1981. The New York and Mid-Atlantic Emmy Award-winning series features documentary shorts about an extraordinary range of artists and visits New Jersey’s best performance spaces. State of the Arts is on the frontlines of the creative and cultural worlds of New Jersey.
State of the Arts is a cornerstone program of NJ PBS, with episodes co-produced by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and Stockton University, in cooperation with PCK Media. The series also airs on WNET and ALL ARTS.
On this week's episode... Artist, historian and bestselling author Nell Irvin Painter on her book I Just Keep Talking, a collection of her essays interspersed with her art. Also on this week’s episode, in 1974, high school friends Phil Buehler and Steve Siegel rowed out to explore the ruins of Ellis Island and make a film. With the film’s re-release in the NY Times OpDocs series, Phil and Steve revisit the island after 50 years. And at Two River Theater in Red Bank, the world premiere of The Scarlet Letter, Kate Hamill’s stage adaptation of Hawthorne’s classic tale.
The next time “By-JOSSQ-DMF-in-Beijing” appears in your font menu, you’ll know exactly what you’re looking at: a window into the HanDing font family, one of the most widely used Chinese typeface collections of its time. While it may never win awards for naming clarity, understanding its origin, its quirks, and its many child fonts will help you navigate it with confidence.
At its peak, the HanDing series included well over 40 distinct typefaces. These covered a wide range of styles, from traditional calligraphic scripts to modern display faces. Below is a partial list of the fonts that share the “By-JOSSQ-DMF-in-Beijing” PostScript name:
. Unlike more aggressive or "loud" fonts, By-Jossq-DMF-In-Beijing offers a "quiet luxury" feel. Its characteristics include: Versatility
The next time “By-JOSSQ-DMF-in-Beijing” appears in your font menu, you’ll know exactly what you’re looking at: a window into the HanDing font family, one of the most widely used Chinese typeface collections of its time. While it may never win awards for naming clarity, understanding its origin, its quirks, and its many child fonts will help you navigate it with confidence.
At its peak, the HanDing series included well over 40 distinct typefaces. These covered a wide range of styles, from traditional calligraphic scripts to modern display faces. Below is a partial list of the fonts that share the “By-JOSSQ-DMF-in-Beijing” PostScript name:
. Unlike more aggressive or "loud" fonts, By-Jossq-DMF-In-Beijing offers a "quiet luxury" feel. Its characteristics include: Versatility
