distributes the font to plenty of computers and devices now, like those part of Apple, Inc., which includes the font in its OS X and iOS operating systems. One of those typefaces is ITC American Typewriter.”Īs phototypesetting died, though, the American Typewriter typeface prevailed. “There are a few typefaces, however, that I have a great fondness for.
Phototypesetting was a way of setting type by using a photographic process to generate columns of type on a scroll of photographic paper. The font was originally released in cold type, which was used in phototypesetting until personal computers and desktop publishing software grew more popular. It has a proportional design, meaning its characters don’t all have the same width like that of an original typewriter. Though it looks similar to that of a typewriter, the American Typewriter typeface is a bit easier to read. Sholes’s typewriter was the first one to use a QWERTY keyboard, which was designed so common letter combinations are spaced out so they don’t jam. The slab serif typeface was meant to mimic the text created by the Sholes and Glidden typewriter, which dates back nearly 100 years before the font was created. It was issued in honor of the 100 th anniversary of the invention of the typewriter. Joel Kaden and Tony Stan created the American Typewriter font in 1974 for International Typeface Corporation. That’s why as typewriter popularity began to dwindle in the 1970s, two men were dedicated to preserving one element of the iconic writing tool. Typewriters have a vintage appeal with qualities that just can’t be duplicated-their bright colors, audible clicking and signature slab font have an old-timey charm attractive to a few users even today. As technology continues to shift and shape, some people still can’t shake the basics.
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