WANTED, IN THE OLD WEST, AND IN VICTORIAN THEATRE AS WELL PART 2
YESTERDAY IN PART 1, we saw British polymath Robert Harling rise (possibly from orphenhood, possibly not) to become a typographer (Playbill font, 1938), an editorial trainee (twice, not for long … Continue reading
September 3, 2022 · Leave a comment
BEOWOLF—A DIGITALLY UNRULY TYPEFACE (FOR A WHILE, THAT IS)
AS DESCRIBED BY John L. Walters in his fascinating Fifty Typefaces That Changed the World, “Few recent typefaces can claim to be as radical—anarchistic, even— as Beowolf….” Imagine a typeface … Continue reading
May 17, 2022 · 3 Comments
A TYPEFACE RECONCILIATION PART 2
YESTERDAY IN PART 1, Comic Sans typeface entertained us with its popularity—and notoriety: Indeed, which other typefaces foster hate groups? To which I‘m tempted to respond “Get a life.” Today … Continue reading
November 4, 2021 · 4 Comments
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