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Lost typeface printing blocks found in river Thames

33 pointsby sjclemmyover 10 years ago

6 comments

ChuckMcMover 10 years ago
Its a lame blurb, the story of the Doves Typeface is here: <a href="http://www.economist.com/news/christmas-specials/21591793-legendary-typeface-gets-second-life-fight-over-doves" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.economist.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;christmas-specials&#x2F;21591793-le...</a> which is somewhat interesting. That they have found a few more pieces of it is, interesting as well. No need to click the link though and read this :<p><i>Printing blocks for a typeface called Doves Type have been discovered in the River Thames.<p>The font has not been used for nearly a century as the printing type blocks, used to print letters, were thrown into the river in 1917.</i><p>And have your screen start talking to you with an advertisement.
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GokPotterover 10 years ago
This is a better article: <a href="http://www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2015/february/recovering-the-doves-type" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.creativereview.co.uk&#x2F;cr-blog&#x2F;2015&#x2F;february&#x2F;recove...</a>
captn3m0over 10 years ago
You can buy a digital version of the typeface for 40 pounds at <a href="http://www.typespec.co.uk/doves-type/" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.typespec.co.uk&#x2F;doves-type&#x2F;</a>
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rayinerover 10 years ago
Where is the article? Or is it just the blurb.
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fnordfnordfnordover 10 years ago
I wonder what other things are sitting on the bottom of the Thames.
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netflix_blowsover 10 years ago
Oh no - quick hide it, otherwise we will start to see a rash posting of web design blogs swanning around using it and claiming how individual they are, in a copied each other kind of way.