Douglas Thomas: How a typeface helped launch Apollo

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In 1969 in July, three Americans launched into space.

Now, they went to the surface of the moon, they famously made the great leap for mankind.

Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, they walked on the surface, they planted this flag.

It's rightly celebrated as a moment that in America we say is a triumph.

We think it was this amazing accomplishment.

They didn't just leave behind this flag, though.

They also left behind a plaque.

This plaque is a beautiful object, and one that I want to talk to you a little bit about.

First, you might notice that there's two globes, representing all of earth.

And then there's this beautiful statement: "We came in peace for all mankind."Now, at first, this is just nice poetic language, but it's also set in a typeface that's perfect for this moment.

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