{"id":2438,"date":"2026-05-22T11:27:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T11:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.danielpradilla.info\/blog\/?p=2438"},"modified":"2026-05-22T11:27:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T11:27:54","slug":"moore-computer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.danielpradilla.info\/blog\/moore-computer\/","title":{"rendered":"Moore Computer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Westminster is one of the iconic fonts of the computer revolution. Probably its most famous use (apart from checks) is the Invisible Man video from Queen:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zKdxd718WXg?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 although arguably, that would be after its shelf life had expired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For me it was the Lode Runner (1983) font, which is burned in my retina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But Westminster also led me to appreciate Moore Computer, a variant that has a sublime implementation of the M and W characters. I mean, look at that M! squared shoulders and secret little notch. Off the wall, organic and revolutionary, art d\u00e9co almost one century late, but also square, industrial, machine-like. It&#8217;s like Ezra Pound with one collar tip askew \u2013a tiny violation of order\u2013 to announce that he is a poet. The intersection of computer science and liberal arts. A creative soul hiding within the machine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fontsinuse.com\/typefaces\/7324\/moore-computer\">https:\/\/fontsinuse.com\/typefaces\/7324\/moore-computer<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Westminster is one of the iconic fonts of the computer revolution. Probably its most famous use (apart from checks) is the Invisible Man video from Queen: \u2026 although arguably, that would be after its shelf life had expired. For me it was the Lode Runner (1983) font, which is burned in my retina. But Westminster&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.danielpradilla.info\/blog\/moore-computer\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Moore Computer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2439,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[173],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.danielpradilla.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SCR-20260522-lxam-2.png","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1tlzy-Dk","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2106,"url":"https:\/\/www.danielpradilla.info\/blog\/software-rsi\/","url_meta":{"origin":2438,"position":0},"title":"Software tools to avoid Repetitive Strain Injury","author":"Daniel Pradilla","date":"18\/10\/2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) can be defined as a painful condition linked to performing a repetitive activity for long periods of time. 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