All the old fellows stole our best ideas. by Frederic Goudy

All the old fellows stole our best ideas.

Frederic Goudy

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Of all the achievements of the human mind, the birth of the alpha... by Frederic Goudy

Of all the achievements of the human mind, the birth of the alphabet is the most momentous.

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When a type design is good it is not because each individual letter of the alphabet is perfect in form, but because there is a feeling of harmony and unbroken rhythm that runs through the whole design, each letter kin to every other and to all.

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Someday I'll design a typeface without a K in it, and then let's... by Frederic Goudy

Someday I'll design a typeface without a K in it, and then let's see the bastards misspell my name.

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Anyone that would letterspace blackletter would steal sheep. by Frederic Goudy

Anyone that would letterspace blackletter would steal sheep.

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Men who would letterspace lower case would shag sheep. by Frederic Goudy

Men who would letterspace lower case would shag sheep.

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