Question

Stanley Morrison, designer & printing historian, publicly criticized a particular British newspaper for its poor typography. The newspaper hired Morison as a consultant to produce a new, easy-to-read typeface for the publication. Morison worked with an artist Victor Lardent and created something that enhanced legibility and economy of space. What?

Answer 1

Times New Roman is a serif typeface designed for legibility in body text. It was commissioned by the British newspaper The Times in 1931 and conceived by Stanley Morison, the artistic advisor to the British branch of the printing ... Morison was an artistic director at Monotype, historian of printing and informal adviser to The ...