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Note: This essay was first published on AIGA Voice. It came in two-parts, with the second essay being a typographic critique. When the New Yorker finally updated its type design, a year or so later, I reached out to then creative director — Wyatt Mitchell — who underlined that this article was instrumental in the magazine’s redesign.
Read a PDF of the full article here.![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e6629a4c-61f5-456f-966f-4e39d434c966/b32ae068-9101-4e7c-bb50-fd395859fe4a_rw_3840.jpg?h=ef1e61f8a8cf7d72b4b43d486a993f5a)
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Screenshot of the essay in its original publication on AIGA Voice.