One Response to 1964 NOMDA Blue Book: Hermes Font Styles

1. John Richard says:

   August 21, 2011 at 5:41 am

   You just have to keep in mind that in 1964 we were still living on carbon paper in offices, as we were when I worked there in the 70′s. So much of time what would determine type, and it’s why standard Pica and Elite were so popular, was how the type would work with multiple carbons. A ‘heavy’ typestyle, while very attractive, might not be usable on more than one carbon. I can remember in the 70′s that my favorite Selectric style was Bookface Academic. However, most of my medical work was an original and 4-6 carbons, and BA just wouldn’t work for it. Back to plain Pica!

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