RickRussell_CA@lemmy.world to [Dormant] moved to !historyphotos@piefed.social@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoThe hardest working font in Manhattan (600+ photos of modern and historical objects)aresluna.orgexternal-linkmessage-square10linkfedilinkarrow-up181arrow-down13file-textcross-posted to: longreads@sh.itjust.workshistory@lemmy.mlmechanicalkeyboards@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.worldtypography@lemmy.mlhackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
arrow-up178arrow-down1external-linkThe hardest working font in Manhattan (600+ photos of modern and historical objects)aresluna.orgRickRussell_CA@lemmy.world to [Dormant] moved to !historyphotos@piefed.social@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square10linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: longreads@sh.itjust.workshistory@lemmy.mlmechanicalkeyboards@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.worldtypography@lemmy.mlhackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
Marcin Wichary presents history of the ubiquitous font used on signage, machinery, and military equipment with its roots in the 19th century.
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