How Typography Cleaned Up
Grunge typefaces — think stamped, faded, off-kilter, stenciled — stayed popular longer than they probably should have. But no more: Here’s the story of how grunge lettering went from album cover stable to instant signifier of the uncool.
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How Typography Cleaned Up
John Herrman
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Grunge typefaces — think stamped, faded, off-kilter, stenciled — stayed popular longer than they probably should have. But no more: Here’s the story of how grunge lettering went from album cover stable to instant signifier of the uncool.
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