A retrospective look at how the Militant newspaper's masthead logo evolved from 1964 to 1997. The piece traces each iteration of the logotype — from an initial slab serif through various hand-drawn and sans-serif versions — noting specific typographic choices such as tittle shapes, kerning, tracking, crossbar asymmetry, and counter sizes. The author, who sold the newspaper as a teenager, reflects on the design decisions made over three decades without knowing who the designers were.
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