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From the middle ages to the Middle East, from Futura to Freight, join us on a journey across the type universe and go where no designer has gone before… welcome to An Incomplete History of Type (Part 2!).

This episode is guest hosted by Nate Evangelista.

Name: Didot

Release Date: Between 1784 and 1811

Designer: Firmin Didot

Classification: Modern Serif 

Owned By: Various type foundries, most notably Hoefler & Co. and Linotype 

Claim to Fame: The beginning of the Neoclassical typeface movement and recognized fashion icon as Vogue Magazine’s logo 

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