In 2002, Matthew Carter, an internationally recognized type designer, created the type face "Carter Latin" for Hamilton. This typeface, with it's wedge-shaped serifs and bold weight is reminiscent of late nineteenth century advertising faces and a perfect compliment to the numerous faces already in the Hamilton collection.
Production of the wood type began following the completion of Carter's drawings, but numerous technical difficulties were encountered while applying the traditional pattern making and routing production method to the face.
Recently, we've incorporated a computer-driven router to achieve the optical effects Carter was looking for and the project is now back on track. You can see samples of the type and printing proofs below.
Hamilton recently released the entire typeface with Matthew Carter at our First-Ever Wayzgoose. You can view a gallery of photos featuring type in use here.
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