But the Von Schifflfing Plan quickly fell apart due to typological errors when the third "f" was switched with the first "l." Apart from this set back, the English made great strides in the area of printing-presses and font-selection. The smooth, suptle "Verena Blackscript" stunned viewers in 1778, while the voluptuous, tender "Sanserif MD" was said to haven given even Disraeli a taste in women; but it was that irresistibly curvatious and sensual "Grecian Maiden Wearing Wet Drappery New Roman Bold" that gave the English the greatest edge in the area of international font development.
And yet, these great strides in textual artistry did not aid their war effort. On the contrary, the great amount of time and effort spent on the production of these fonts gave the English a decided disadvantage when compared to the utilitarian Americans, who only used 18 types of font, among them: "Dead Skunk Narrow," "Woman Giving Birth Old Style," and "Daily Prayer in a White-wash Church Gothic." These simple, plain fonts made it simple for the Americans to communicate even at the loss of beauty. And so the British kept loosing ground on account of their outrageous font usage and development; however, we of the current era owe them so, so very much for their tireless work which has given us the very staple of modern society: a love and appreciation of textual fonts.
And yet, these great strides in textual artistry did not aid their war effort. On the contrary, the great amount of time and effort spent on the production of these fonts gave the English a decided disadvantage when compared to the utilitarian Americans, who only used 18 types of font, among them: "Dead Skunk Narrow," "Woman Giving Birth Old Style," and "Daily Prayer in a White-wash Church Gothic." These simple, plain fonts made it simple for the Americans to communicate even at the loss of beauty. And so the British kept loosing ground on account of their outrageous font usage and development; however, we of the current era owe them so, so very much for their tireless work which has given us the very staple of modern society: a love and appreciation of textual fonts.
(OP: Ben, April 4 2007)
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