As in letterpress, so in web design

In the excellent 1889 book The young job printer: A book of instructions in details on job printing for beginners, from the chapter on job composition:

Who among us has not encountered the retailer or store-keeper looking for a website that “helps to communicate their brand identity” with elaborate ornamentation like this.

Comments

DerekMac's picture
DerekMac on August 21, 2010 - 21:39 Permalink

Or Comic Sans (thankfully not available in 1889!)