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An 1880s display face reborn with a new roman
Punch revisits Miller & Richard's News Bill series, a display typeface from the 1880s. Paul Barnes added a roman to the italic for Fraser Muggeridge studio's exhibition and publication design for Yayoi Kusama: You, Me and the Balloons at Factory International, Manchester. The family sits within Commercial Type's Classics line, dedicated to reviving historical typefaces.
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Insights
- Barnes added a roman to accompany the existing italic, expanding the historical source material rather than reproducing it wholesale.
- The typeface was developed in connection with a specific cultural commission — Fraser Muggeridge studio's work for a Yayoi Kusama exhibition — before entering the retail catalog.
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