A follow up to this, if you missed it: https://typo.social/@onpaperwings/115862649565160516
Spend 10 minutes learning how I approached such a daunting institution and what gems I found inside!
A follow up to this, if you missed it: https://typo.social/@onpaperwings/115862649565160516
Spend 10 minutes learning how I approached such a daunting institution and what gems I found inside!
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to research at a major library like the Smithsonian?
Wonder no longer!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/linotypebook/albums/72177720330673820
Just published a new post on my own blog regarding the Gotham article with a few more details and a timeline that didn’t make it in the final cut.
Did you know the typeface Gotham turns 25 years old next year?
Did you know the inspiration for Gotham started from a single sign on the Port Authority Bus Terminal in NYC?
Did you know Gotham was nearly named “Equator” or that Tobias Frere-Jones was concerned that the name “Gotham” was too connected with Batman comic books to be taken seriously?
Grab a coffee and spend 20 minutes reading my article over three years in the making:
A fairly good price (with “Make Offer” option) for the *other* Linotype “Big Red” soon ending: