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  • Times New Roman
    Stanley Morison

    …remembered for his design of Times New Roman, later called the most successful new typeface of the first half of the 20th century.

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    …remembered for his design of Times New Roman, later called the most successful new typeface of the first half of the 20th century.

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  • Morison, Stanley: Times New Roman sample
    typography
    / Mechanical composition

    …upon his stonecut letters; and Times New Roman, designed by Morison himself for The Times (London), whose staff he joined in 1930. The last has been called the most successful type design of the 20th century, a result of its economy and legibility when used on high-speed presses.

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    …upon his stonecut letters; and Times New Roman, designed by Morison himself for The Times (London), whose staff he joined in 1930. The last has been called the most successful type design of the 20th century, a result of its economy and legibility when used on high-speed presses.

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