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Explore Digital Edition of Printing Types from 1922

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https://www.openculture.com/2025/09/explore-a-new-digital-edition-of-printing-types-the-authoritative-history-of-printing-typography-from-1922.html
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  • Times New Roman has been the default font in word-processing applications for a long time, since 1931.
  • The first American firm to use Times New Roman was the Merrymount Press, known for prestigious publications.
  • Printing Types: Their History, Forms and Use, released in 1922 and revised in 1937, became a standard work on printing and typography.
  • Designer Nicholas Rougeux created a digital edition of Printing Types, making it accessible online.
  • The book was originally written by Daniel Berkeley Updike, founder of Merrymount Press, based on his lectures at Harvard.
  • Printing Types covers the history of typography from the 15th to the 20th century, focusing on European and American printing.
  • The digital edition includes over 360 facsimile illustrations, with 100 available as posters for purchase.
  • The book and its digital edition serve as motivation for designers to explore beyond default fonts.
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