#chromatictype

[thisonewilllast]

Twelve Line Pica Antique Amalgamation Shaded, 2 colors and Twelve Line Pica Gothic Condensed Open Shaded, 2 colors from Nesbitt’s Fourth Specimen of Machine Cut Wood Type (1841). From the Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University.

Via Paul Shaw

[thisonewilllast]

Interior page of Nesbitt’s Fourth Specimen of Machine Cut Wood Type (1841). 7¾ × 8¾˝, 10 pages. From the Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University.

Via WoodtypeResearch

[michaelfarrtypography-blog]

I found this article on http://ilovetypography.com/ about chromatic type and found it interesting. I can definitely see why Google chose the name chrome for its web browser. If you’d like to read more about it, check out the link below.

http://ilovetypography.com/2017/04/03/the-evolution-of-chromatic-fonts/

[harleyb-r]

printing #chromatictype at the #baconfactory at @designcollege #design #graphicdesign #woodtype