Doug Wilson

Did you know the typeface Gotham turns 25 years old next year?

Did you know the inspiration for Gotham started from a single sign on the Port Authority Bus Terminal in NYC?

Did you know Gotham was nearly named “Equator” or that Tobias Frere-Jones was concerned that the name “Gotham” was too connected with Batman comic books to be taken seriously?

Grab a coffee and spend 20 minutes reading my article over three years in the making:

https://frerejones.com/blog/designing-gotham

Designing Gotham

The story behind the Gotham type family

Dec 10 at 4:22pmWeb
Show threadDoug WilsonDec 11

Just published a new post on my own blog regarding the Gotham article with a few more details and a timeline that didn’t make it in the final cut.

https://realdougwilson.com/writing/writing-about-gotham

Writing About Gotham | From the Desk of Doug Wilson

Gotham turns 25 years old and I wrote about its creation

The Website of Doug Wilson
Show threadMike 🇬🇧 🇪🇺Dec 12
@onpaperwings
There was me thinking it was related to the village in Nottinghamshire 🤔😁
Show threadJason Santa MariaDec 10
@onpaperwings This is such a great retrospective. I feel like I’ve read pieces of this tale in various places over the years, but to have it so thoughtfully told and documented is a gift. Thank you! (And thanks to Tobias!)
Show threadDoug WilsonDec 10
@jasonsantamaria Jason, this means so much to me.
Show threadJason Santa MariaDec 10
@onpaperwings ❤️ Right back atcha
Show threadMarcin WicharyDec 10
@jasonsantamaria @onpaperwings Wow, excited to read this!
Show threadEthan MarcotteDec 10
@onpaperwings Doug, this is just tremendously well done. Thanks for writing *and* sharing it.
Show threadDoug WilsonDec 10
@beep Ethan, ❤️
Show threadJulian KussmanDec 12
@onpaperwings 25!!!! If you’d have asked me yesterday, I’d have said it was made in the 40s.
Show threadAnnie SzafranskiDec 12
@onpaperwings worth every minute and could've easily read more!! These all have been so inspiring to read, and this one especially so, thank you!
Show threadDoug WilsonDec 12
@annie Thanks so much! Really happy you have enjoyed them. We have three more in the works.
Show threadAnnie SzafranskiDec 12
@onpaperwings Looking forward to those!!
Show threadDan Ryan  (he/she/they)Dec 16
@onpaperwings very well researched and written. I wish they’d finished Gotham Serif at some point.
Show threadDoug WilsonDec 16
@d Thanks!