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Introduction

We see film posters every day. But have you ever stopped to think about the lettering they use?

Sebastian Lester has. As a typeface designer for Monotype Imaging, he's a literal font of knowledge.

Many posters, like this one for the fourth Indiana Jones, use custom lettering. As Lester explains, though, others employ fonts in common everyday usage.


In pictures: Knowledge of all fonts

	Introduction We see film posters every day. But have you ever stopped to think about the lettering they use? Sebastian Lester has. As a typeface designer for Monotype Imaging, he's a literal font of knowledge. Many posters, like this one for the fourth Indiana Jones, use custom lettering. As Lester explains, though, others employ fonts in common everyday usage.