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Favorite type designer Mark Simonson has some written a series about the use and misuse of typography on TV and in movies, under the collective title Son of typecasting.
The last piece is about the type in favorite TV-series Mad Men.
See also his first article on the subject: Typecasting: The Use (and Misuse) of Period Typography in Movies, and while you at it – take a look at his typefaces.
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Did you notice that in the final scene of the latest episode of MM they played the signature tune from classic skånic comedy show Birger Ballongen Bengtssons bravader?
Posted by: fredrik | October 08, 2008 at 10:00 PM