Courier was designed in 1955 by Howard Kettler. It ws used as the typeface for the typewriter. All the characters within this typeface are treated equally with the same space as they are monospaced. Courier is now public domain. This typeface was designed for their typewriters, where characters must remain aligned in coding. It was also became an industry standard to use Courier. The beautifully done variations of the type were well known across different programs, advertisements, telegrams, etc. Although many variations of the font- family are long since been disposed of or no longer used, Courier, the monospaced slab serif. With sleek, soft, rounded edges and a sense of togetherness.
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Howard Kettler was born in Lexington Kentucky in 1919. He wasmost famous for designing and creating the typeface Courier for IBM in 1955. Various places claim that he had created a similar typeface (Prestige Elite) two years prior to Courier. There was not much written about him as he was best known to have designed this typeface. Inspiration regarding this typeface was that it was originally going to be named, “Messenger” however, Kettler found it not to be as great of a fit to name such a typeface. Kettler, was proud to have designed such a typeface that would eventually become known as one of the most used typefaces worldwide. However, at the ripe age of eight years old, Howard G. “Bud” Kettler passed away in 1999, leaving behind a wonderful family as well as his most well known typeface, Courier.
Typewriters have all but disappeared from the office and the practical need for such a typeface with them. Courier was used and long been appreciated for the usefulness in design applications. While being extremely legible and beautiful in nature, courier is well known to be seen in advertisements, especially when the topic deals with telegrams, slogans, etc.