Mencken has sixty-three styles, divided into three widths, three optical sizes, romans, italics, borders and dingbats. Here Mencken Head who follow Didot genre in a contemporary outfit.
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Revisiting my Top 10 Literature (Special Mention)


(4) H.L. MENCKEN

“No one in this world, so far as I know...has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the plain people. Nor has anyone ever lost public office thereby.”

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Ardoise met the needs of publications. By extension, it met the needs of a newpapers typeface featuring a low contrast, straightforward forms. The verticals metrics and proportions of Ardoise are calibrated to match Mencken.
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"Confianza es el sentimiento de poder creer a una persona incluso cuando sabemos que mentiríamos en su lugar". (Henry-Louis Mencken)

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“An idealist is one who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that it makes a better soup.”

― H.L. Mencken, A Book of Burlesques

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Revisiting my



H.L. MENCKEN

“No one in this world, so far as I know...has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the plain people. Nor has anyone ever lost public office thereby.”

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👋Font pairing of the week:
1. Le Monde Livre Classic / Le Monde Sans
2. Arteria Compress / Mencken Text
3. Ambroise / Ysans
4. AW Conqueror Inline / Le Monde Courrier
❓Which one is your fav?

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"There is in the constant joy of sudden discovery, of happy accident." ― H.L. Mencken

by Laura Diehl

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Black Mask
Founded by H.L. Mencken (who gave Ayn Rand her break as an author) it established an entirely new brand of mystery fiction.
As Raymond Chandler put it, they were "mysteries you could read even if the end was missing".
Black Mask was revived in 2016 and still exists.

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You can’t do anything about the length of your life, but you can do something about its width and depth. –Henry Louis Mencken
Citric acid crystals - image printed on 5x7 note cards

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A beautiful quote by H. L. Mencken.

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Another cover by set in Mencken Pro Head Compress
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Cover on the curren… https://t.co/n54s19qzMv

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