004 — Scotch Roman Revisited

One of the core eras in type history that has been informing our present, and our future, is that of the English and European Printers and the beautiful working serif designs they manufactured. One style from this time that has had an unexpectedly outsized hold on the work of contemporary designers is the Scotch Roman.

Although we don't know how or why the Scotch Roman has found its way back into the modern typographic gene pool, it's hard to deny its allure, its dynamism, and its surprising variability.  Scotch Romans are being looked at again in new lights.