Brown Motion

As I type my blog today I decided for no particular reason to research a bit about the style and design of the letters that are being printed on the sheet.  The letters showcased a 'typeface' aptly named during the days of ink printed on paper, is now represented and commonly referred to as the 'font' used in writing.  The typeface had to be literally cast from metal in foundries across Europe and used to hammer the inked reverse face on to paper sheets to produce the final result. Recent bon mot from my favorite comedy writer, the late PGW, crossed my reading glasses - "There's some raw work done at the baptismal font, Jeeves." Nothing to do with writing but naming of children, this religious article or piece of furniture is named as such perhaps due to the fact that it represents a fountain.  A fountain from which the future will flow.  Who knows? The reference to the font minus the digression is what I zoomed in on.  The typeface options...