Nick Sherman on Nostr: Why do so many companies that do typesetting for book interiors seem to use the same ...
Why do so many companies that do typesetting for book interiors seem to use the same handful of typefaces from 30+ years ago over and over? It’s always a strange disconnect when a book has interesting/contemporary typefaces on the cover but then the text on the inside is all set in something like Adobe Garamond or Sabon.
Are the typesetting companies just conservative, or is there some practical reason why they aren’t adopting more contemporary faces?
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