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From: chas@netcom.COM (Chuck Fisher)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Font Naming Substitution (was Mac Draw Problem)
Message-ID: <1991May8.182323.29189@netcom.COM>
Date: 8 May 91 18:23:23 GMT
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In article <13396@goofy.Apple.COM> casseres@apple.com (David Casseres) writes:
>Actually, Times is short for Times Roman, the name of a very famous
>type design named after the new York Times.  Helvetica is the name of
>another very famous design which comes from Switzerland much used in
>advertising.

Times Roman comes from the *London Times* and not the New York Times.
Helvetica did not originate from Switzerland, but was named by it's
creator for that country.  Adobe has some good biographical notes
on their fonts that they sell.  You can get a *free* font catalog
from them that has lots of typographical trivia.

Chuck
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