The Doves typeface was thrown into the water a century ago, following a dispute between its creators. Pieces of it are now on show in London.
  • @breadsmasherEnglish
    5•7 months ago

    newspaper typesetters would throw pieces in the water when they couldn’t be bothered to put them back in their cases

    A long day of printing news papers. I could tidy up … or just dump it into the thames.