smeg comments on The hardest working font in Manhattan (600+ photos of modern and historical objects)

submitted 2 years ago by RickRussell_CA@lemmy.world to c/historyporn@lemmy.world

Marcin Wichary presents history of the ubiquitous font used on signage, machinery, and military equipment with its roots in the 19th century.

[–] smeg@feddit.uk 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I had never even considered fonts being something to geek out over but this article has absolutely opened my eyes and now I'm so on board

[–] RickRussell_CA@lemmy.world [S] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

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[–] smeg@feddit.uk 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

I'm sure there's a lot of good jokes in there going right over my head

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[–] RickRussell_CA@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

The jokes really aren't that subtle.

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[–] smeg@feddit.uk 2 points 2 years ago

Alright yeah I got that one!

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[–] coronach@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 years ago

Congrats on your new love!

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