Things Typographical

While searching online for information about the pilcrow, the paragraph mark with an interesting history based in Latin, I also found information about a font that is destined for the Museum of Modern Art. This font is called Mercury, who was the ancient Roman messenger god; click on CHARACTERS (in the preceding link) and you can see all its beautiful letters and symbols. Also at the Hoefler and Frere-Jones website, you can read about Mercury going to the Museum of Modern Art, and you can find an announcement of a tour being offered in Italy, home to so many famous typographers.

The pilcrow, the actual paragraph symbol, comes from the Latin word capitulum meaning “chapter.” You can read more about the pilcrow at many websites, but I enjoyed this article (at Hoefler and Frere-Jones) with its newly-designed pilcrows.