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Times New Roman

Times New Roman was created in 1929 when Stanley Morison was hired by The Times of London to design a new typeface. It became popular for setting newspapers and was adopted for books and documents due to its widespread use. Some key facts about the font include that it remains the default font for legal documents, is considered boring by many but easy to reprint, and continues to be commonly used today especially for writing and MLA formatting.

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Times New Roman

Times New Roman was created in 1929 when Stanley Morison was hired by The Times of London to design a new typeface. It became popular for setting newspapers and was adopted for books and documents due to its widespread use. Some key facts about the font include that it remains the default font for legal documents, is considered boring by many but easy to reprint, and continues to be commonly used today especially for writing and MLA formatting.

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Jaden Queen

1. An image of the entire font both miniscule and majuscule

a.
2. Basic biographical information about the creator of the font.
In 1929, the Times hired Stanley Morison to create a new font. Morison led the project and drew
the letter forms. The first use of the font. He was an adviser of the British Monotype
Corporation. Also, he helped create Gill Sans, and Perpetua.

3. Why the font is significant in the history of typography.


a. We use the Times New Roman font in so many things. It has become
the standard font for MLA format. It became so popular because it was
in the daily newspaper. So, people thought it was a good idea to begin
using in books, documents, and other uses.

4. Three interesting facts about the font and its use.


a. It is actually the default font used for legal documents.
b. Most people believe Times New Roman is such a boring font. Quoted
from typographyforlawyers.com, “To look at Times New Roman is to
gaze into the void.”
c. It was very easy to reprint and remake for newspapers.
5. Three images of the font in use.
a.

6. Do we use the font today? If so, how?  If not, why not?


a. Yes, people use the Times New Roman font everyday. It is so common
in everyday writing and one of the most recognizable fonts in America.

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