Tightrope

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Release Year
2011
Country of Origin
United States
Classification
Serif, Slab Serif, French Clarendon
Original Format
Digital
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circus, display

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Featuring heavy serifs and subtle curves, it recalls old-fashioned print styles found on posters and broadsides promoting traveling circus troupes. Prior to WWI and talking pictures, circuses were a national pastime crossing the country coast to coast by train.

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Last edited by fortress on February 12, 2012, 10:46am EST

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