That is how he started, but it does not give completely satisfactory results. The article in the Economist addresses this: > That sounds simple—yet the uneven

That is how he started, but it does not give completely satisfactory results. The article in the Economist addresses this: > That sounds simple—yet the uneven printing that letterpress-lovers cherish made tracing the type impossible. Once ink hits paper, no single letter is reproduced identically. Guessing the shape of the metal that made the marks takes time and patience. Guess wrong, and the error is imperceptible at first; but lined up in text the letter looks awkward, the typeface distracting. http://www.economist.com/news/christmas-specials/21591793-legendary-typeface-gets-second-life-fight-over-doves http://www.economist.com/news/christmas-specials/21591793-le...