SIMON GARFIELD PUBLISHES BIOGRAPHIES ON ALBERTUS, BASKERVILLE, AND COMIC SANS

Summary from the TLDR Design newsletter

“ABC of Fonts” is a 3-part book collection by Simon Garfield that explores and documents the stories behind Albertus, a “stunning” display typeface that works on almost everything, Baskerville, a centuries-old beautiful text face that still works today, and Comic Sans, which marked people beginning to take notice of type design in the digital age.