It’s hard to believe today that there was a time before I knew of
Gorton and all its quirks and mysteries… But what was it? A few
places for keyboard nerds referred to the font as “Gorton,” but that
phrase yielded zero results anywhere I typically looked for fonts I
could download and install.
This may be my favorite article I’ve ever read about anything. Everything I love is there: typography, engineering, the history of the mundane objects and culture that we take for granted. And the mystery just keeps unravelling, revealing new threads and new angles. A must read!