The Legend of Eisenhower’s Skinny 'S'
The New York Herald's composing room, filled with linotype machines, circa 1902 (Library of Congress) Last Wednesday night, I was hanging around at home when a mysterious tweet crossed the transom. “If anyone knows this it’s you,” the message said, with a link to another tweet that laid out a bit of a mystery: “Rumor says in the 1950s, NYTimes created a special skinny ‘S’ so they could fit ‘EISENH
The Real Helvetica: A Designer Restores the Original Font
Helvetica wasn't always the cold, rational typeface it is today. For the first time, someone is bringing back its beauty. In which camp are you? Those who cannot get enough Helvetica, the world's most famous sans serif font, or those who have had more than enough. One cannot be neutral about this neutral typeface. Christian Schwartz, a partner in the type foundry Commercial Type, is steadfastly an
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