CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. These records document primarily the history of typeface development at the Mergenthaler Linotype Company of Baltimore, Maryland. The company ...

The short film, Farewell — ETAOIN SHRDLU, produced in 1978 covers the very last day the New York Times was set for printing in the old way, using hot metal typesetting. We’ve covered the magic of ...

1886: The New York Tribune becomes the first newspaper to use Linotype, a complex but highly efficient typesetting machine that revolutionizes the printing process. Employing a 90-character keyboard, ...

As part of a new tech segment, we're occasionally going to be looking at a concept, invention or tool that's altered the way the world works. To start things off, we asked Doug Wilson, director of ...