Typographic Countdown — 14 Days Left ’til 2012
R is for Roman. That’s who we can credit for giving us the R as we know it. Prior to the Etruscan civilization’s downfall, R looked much like P. The late Etruscans added a small mark descending below...
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Y this morning. The letter is a direct derivation of the Greek upsilon, which in turn comes from the Phoenician waw. As a side note, Y was seen by early English printers (presumably due to its...
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If my reading of the Mayan Calendar is correct, (I actually don’t read Mayan by the way) we’re quickly approaching a hard stop. How will you spend your remaining day(s)? Making the most of today is B,...
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