Friday, November 16, 2012
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Typography
Three fonts walk into a bar.
Bartender yells, "Get out! We don't want your type in here."
Bartender yells, "Get out! We don't want your type in here."
Two fonts meet in Rome.
One asks: "Hey, are you a Roman, too?" Reply: "No, but I'm Italic."
How do new fonts arrive at the newspaper?
By Courier.
One asks: "Hey, are you a Roman, too?" Reply: "No, but I'm Italic."
How do new fonts arrive at the newspaper?
By Courier.
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
printers' lingo: by steven heller
These cards with "Exotic and Unusual Printing Terms" were printed two or more decades ago at Bowne & Co., Stationers (which reopened last year) at the South Street Seaport Museum in New York City. Bowne & Co. is New York's oldest existing business, founded in 1775 by merchant and philanthropist, Robert Bowne. today it introduces visitors to the craft of 19th century "letterprinting."
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
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