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Blockfrom the early 1900s. Block is a soft but substantial display face with compact dimensions and an organic appearance. It's a good stylistic fit for this project, but I think it doesn't serve the longer text passages very well. Designer Bryan James improves readability by adding plenty of letter-spacing, but Block's heavy weight and condensed width just isn't meant for body copy. I would consider paring it with FB Hermes, also based on type by Hoffmann, and better suited for text.

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In an article on Smashing Magazine, James describes how he achieved the textured/weathered effect applied to the type via CSS.

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