typography
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Where The Dollar Sign Comes From
This symbol first showed up in the 1770s, appearing in documents of English-Americans who had business dealings with Spanish-Americans. However, it wasn’t until the very early 1800s that it became popularised, around the same time as the first official US dollars were being minted. Previous to this, the symbol had already been in use as…
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The History Of Modern Type Design Plastered All Over A Single Room
Starting May 1, the AIGA National Design Center in New York City is hosting Century: 100 Years of Type in Design — an exhibition showing the range and progression typography has gone through in recent history.
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This Font Is Made From Beard
If you’re a beard lover — and, hey, these days who isn’t? — then here’s the font for you, because it’s made exclusively from images of facial hair.
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20 Awesome Stickers From When Your Suitcase Told Stories
There was a time when well-travelled luggage looked like the suitcase above: covered with travel stickers, trophies of every adventurous explorer. My father, who spent his youth travelling across Europe in the ’60s and ’70s kept his weary suitcase for a long time; as a child, I admired all those well-aged little pictures of remote…