Frontage, Manchester One, Portland Street, Manchester
Introduction
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Frontage, Manchester One, Portland Street, Manchester
Image: © Robin Stott Taken: 7 Mar 2018
The 'Plantin' typeface is not often seen as architectural lettering. This is a refreshing change from corporate 'Helvetica Bold', the excellent 'Verdana' and horrible 'Arial'. Plantin's robust letterforms work well. The chunky triangular upper serifs to n, h and r are characteristic.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.478037
Longitude
-2.238628