Behind the Typeface: Cooper Black

Here’s a real labour of love. Informative and funny, it’s a look at the history of one typeface: Cooper Black.

And when you’re done with that hefty but worthwhile download, here’s some further typographic reading: "The Scourge Of Arial".

It’s from the same guy who gave us the classic "Typecasting", the use and misuse of period typography in movies.

Friday, July 26th, 2002 5:22pm

Illustrations

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