Find your P's and Q's : typeface archeology

[Ermintruder]

What an amazing story. Searching for a lost typeface, thrown in the river over a century ago, and they just eventually find it.

And it is the typeface/font for London Underground? Wow....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-31534032

One man's obsession with rediscovering a lost typeface

The Doves Press was one of a number of private printing presses operating at the start of the 20th Century.

Established by Emery Walker and TJ Cobden-Sanderson, the pair commissioned Edward Prince to punch cut the single-sized 16 pt text that was used in all the Doves Press publications.

 

[Monstrosa]

No it isn't. One of the two artists who designed Capitals for their books went on to design the typeface used in the Underground.

 

[Frideswide]

No it isn't.

It isn't what?

 

[escargot]

What isn't what?

 

[Monstrosa]

And it is the typeface/font for London Underground?