Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Linotype: The Film, directed by Doug Wilson, 2012, 75mins Does a 19th-century typesetting machine merit a ...

Economy-minded newspaper publishers have long nourished a dollar-saving daydream. In their profit-filled reverie, automatic machines turn reporters’ edited copy directly into metal type; no ...

This article is brought to you by our exclusive subscriber partnership with our sister title USA Today, and has been written by our American colleagues. It does not necessarily reflect the view of The ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. These records document primarily the history of typeface development at the Mergenthaler Linotype Company of Baltimore, Maryland. The company ...

In the matrix department of a type-setting machine there are only one-half as many matrices (type molds) for zeros as there are for the letter “e.” Ordinarily that supply is ample for run-of-mill ...