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The Evolution of Slab Serif Typefaces
September 26, 2022

The Evolution of Slab Serif Typefaces

Before we jump into slab serif fonts, let's go back to where it all started. The early 1800s were a time of great change. Frederick Koenig improved the printing press in 1810. In 1814, Joseph Nicéphore Niépce took the very first photograph with a camera obscura, a process that took an entire eig...
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A Fabulous Vintage Font Rediscovered and Reinvented
March 21, 2022

A Fabulous Vintage Font Rediscovered and Reinvented

The original Aetna font was patented by William Page on April 18, 1871. The sturdy letters featured the Detroit Serif with trapezoidal rather than rectangular terminations. The point was a bolder display font that could "withstand rough handling," as described in Rob Kelly's American Wood Type 1...
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An Elegant Art Nouveau Type Design From Louise Fili: Montecatini
November 24, 2017

An Elegant Art Nouveau Type Design From Louise Fili: Montecatini

Louise Fili has led an incredibly prolific career as a graphic designer and typographer. The director of Louise Fili Ltd in New York City, Louise worked as an art director for Pantheon Books for more than a decade, designing more than 2,000 book covers during that time. She has co-authored more ...
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Janson Text: A Classic Serif Font Design with 17th Century Origins
March 14, 2016

Janson Text: A Classic Serif Font Design with 17th Century Origins

Janson is a serif inspired by a style created in the Dutch Baroque era. Intended for body text, it's an excellent style you can use in marketing or advertising. As a popular search item here at YouWorkForThem, we want you to appreciate the deep history of of this stylistic font. There's been som...
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Grottel by The Northern Block
November 4, 2014

Grottel by The Northern Block

The Northern Block just released yet another great sans-serif typeface - Grottel. Grottel is a modern grotesque sans serif font family that follows the philosophy of original grotesque typefaces with enhanced personality. Fine details and tuning, balance functionality and the beauty representati...
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