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Benton Modern Display
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“Martinis at the Campbell. Hats against the weather. Pens pressed and released. Ink, trembling in its meniscus, drying into a sheet. Sharp ideas and sharp retorts. Wire dispatches.”

In his colorful review for Typographica Gary Munch paints the picture of this newspaper headline face based on Century Expanded and Century Schoolbook by the prolific early 20th century type designer Morris Fuller Benton. Dyana Weissman and Richard Lipton drew Benton Modern Display for large sizes, showing off with a very high contrast, elegant details. It’s available in 36 styles and four widths, down to a tight Compressed.

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