American Proprietary Typefaces historyoftypedesignlithos Ehmcke would be to read

Ehmcke would be to read this inspiring book and revel in its beautiful illustrations

They got BR in to look at what was being done and he prepared this report

what might our letters look like

The whole gathering shows the remarkable variety and vitality of typography now—or

When Goudy said that all the old guys stole the best ideas

American Proprietary Typefaces historyoftypedesignlithos Ehmcke would be to readIn these first days of 2026, its easy to forget that at one time in history, a proprietary typeface was a rare thing. It took a lot of work to make type. Yeah, yeah. We know. It still does. But in the hot type era, it was a different kind of work. It took forever and was incredibly expensive. Now everyone and every company has a custom typeface. But this is a book about American proprietary typefaces in the early twentieth century, when such a thing