CMC7 and E13B were the first fonts designed and printed for digital recognition. Used for such implications as receipts, early security systems and barcodes, the fonts were designed for ease within optic recognition. They were printed in magnetic ink in order to allow for scanning and digital transference of print media - a nice link between the digital and physical applications of typography.
Wim Crouwel took this notion one step further in his production of the 'new alphabet,' a digital face which played on the 'single distinguishing characteristics' of letters.
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