The Typographic Scale

Alexander Charchar writes a great article over at Retinart about the Typographic Scale.

A list of numbers that make it easier to set type. But why these numbers? What relationships do they hold with one another? Is there some mythical secret held by the casters of the fonts of old? Why is it that when you combine 8, 10, 14 and 36 points of height something beautiful happens?

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