It has been almost two months now since the launch of The Daily. Soon after its release, I noted an observation: as far as I could tell, the only people singing its praises were
“type people” — type designers, especially, but also type lovers. In many ways, the release of The Daily is a win for typography. The app calls on, after all, quality typefaces by talented
designers — in a ballyhooed, well-funded publication on an exciting new digital platform. But is this a win for the craft of typography as a whole, or a win simply for type designers? And …
