Two full-sized type specimen posters, exploring the details and elements of various typeface designs

1. 01
234
56789
BOWL
MONTSERRAT
With
the
help of a
kickstart
fundraising
campaign,
Julieta Ulanovsky
launched the Montserrat
type series in 2012. She
was inspired by the revival of
classic signage and early
twentieth century typographic
influence in her hometown of
Montserrat, Buenos Aires. There are
currently three available families of
Montserrat, and each variant incorporates
the character of these once hand-lettered signs
within her neighborhood. Its geometric simplicity
and legibility ensures Montserrat lends itself to most
all design styles. It’s available on Google Fonts as a free
“dupe” for Tobias Frere-Jones’ typeface, “Gotham.”
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Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll
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Qq Rr Ss Tt
Uu Vv Ww
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Zz
Anatomy of a
geometric sans
CAP HEIGHT ASCENDER
X HEIGHT
TERMINAL
DESCENDER

2. January 1, 1955
c/o Howard “Bud” Kettler
Re: courier typeface
Designed by Howard “Bud” Kettler in 1955, Courier, originally called “Messenger,”
was sought to be acquired by IBM for use in their typewriters due to its nature as
a monospaced slab-serif. IBM failed to gain the right to Courier, and eventually
it was released publicly and became the standard typewriter font. Until February of
2004, Courier was the standard typeface used by the United States Government, found
on classified U.S. State Department documents and other papers. Today it is also
the Hollywood industry standard for typing screenplays and scripts.
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Case # 012 3456789
courier
----- FOR YOUR EYES ONLY -----
SIGNED,
----- FOR YOUR EYES ONLY -----
cap height[
]x height
descender
]
bowl
]
ascender
]
terminal (slab serif)
]