Tag: Serif

  • NYPD / Stymie

    NYPD / Stymie

    NYPD The New York Police Department (NYPD), is the primary law enforcement agency within New York city. Established on May 23, 1845, the NYPD is the largest, and one of the oldest, municipal police departments in the United States. Stymie Typeface Stymie is a slab-serif font designed by Morris Benton at American Type Foundry (ATF) in…

  • Meatpacking District / Platform & Romana

    Meatpacking District / Platform & Romana

    Meatpacking District Meatpacking is a neighborhood in New York, located on the far west side of Manhattan, right below Chelsea. It is one of the trendiest area in the city with numerous high-end retail stores, popular restaurants, chic bars, nightclubs and over-priced residences. In 1900s, the area was home to 250 slaughterhouses and meatpacking plants,…

  • NYC Parks / Palatino

    NYC Parks / Palatino

    Palatino typeface From Wikipedia: Palatino is the name of an old-style serif typeface designed by Hermann Zapf, initially released in 1949 by the Stempel foundry and later by other companies, most notably the Mergenthaler Linotype Company. The font was named after Giambattista Palatino, a master of calligraphy from the time of Leonardo da Vinci. Palatino is a typeface based on classical Italian Renaissance forms.…