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fromOpen Culture
1 day ago

Brian Eno's Book & Music Recommendations

Three recommended works: Printing and the Mind of Man; A Pattern Language; and Norman Lewis's World War II diary offer historical, architectural, and personal insights.
#typography
fromAuldenglish
1 month ago
Typography

Auld English fonts: A Sea-Change in the Look of Language by Nick Shinn

Around 1800 English typography changed: the long‑s disappeared, spelling standardized, and printing technology produced clearer, more modern type.
fromOpen Culture
3 months ago
Typography

Explore a New Digital Edition of Printing Types, the Authoritative History of Printing & Typography from 1922

Times New Roman has been in use since 1931 and became a default font; American printers like the Merrymount Press adopted it alongside influential typographic works.
fromOpen Culture
3 months ago
Typography

Explore a New Digital Edition of Printing Types, the Authoritative History of Printing & Typography from 1922

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