the man himself

after blogging about the trebuchet font and the origin of its name, i got a comment from mr. vincent connare himself. he is the one who came up with the font and he proceeds to explain how he came up with the name. its real cool of him to actually reply to the post. thanks.



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the link between microsoft and medieval times

the word 'trebuchet' refers to a giant catapult used in medieval times to decimate one's enemies during wars.
perhaps more familiar to people nowadays, it is also the name of a font popular in today's computer operating systems. the next time you open up microsoft word just run down the list of fonts and you will see it there. for the life of me i do not see the relationship but one vincent connare saw fit to name his font design after an ancient war machine. go figure!