{"id":47,"date":"2018-04-06T23:56:57","date_gmt":"2018-04-07T06:56:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefontdetective.com\/?page_id=47"},"modified":"2025-12-12T20:14:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T04:14:08","slug":"press-coverage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thefontdetective.com\/?page_id=47","title":{"rendered":"Press Coverage"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"47\" class=\"elementor elementor-47\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3aea3fd1 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3aea3fd1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5465bb69\" data-id=\"5465bb69\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ddb36d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ddb36d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Press Coverage<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3307ac6d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3307ac6d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-351ffd6d\" data-id=\"351ffd6d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47574c66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47574c66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>See also <a href=\"https:\/\/thefontdetective.com\/articles-by\/\">Articles by Phinney<\/a>, for some of his own explanations.<\/p><h1>Font Forensics Press Coverage<\/h1><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu\/magazine\/spring-2021\/the-font-detective\/\">The Font Detective<\/a>: Thomas Phinney, MBA 03, uncovers forgeries and solves modern-day crimes (UC Berkeley Haas Magazine, Spring 2021, Nancy Davis Kho)<\/li><li><a style=\"font-family: hypatia-sans-pro,;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pressreader.com\/australia\/smith-journal\/20190902\/281560882434761\">Thomas Phinney solves crimes, one dubiously printed letter at a time<\/a><span style=\"font-family: hypatia-sans-pro,;\">\u00a0(<\/span><em style=\"font-family: hypatia-sans-pro,;\">The Smith Journal<\/em><span style=\"font-family: hypatia-sans-pro,;\">, September 2019)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><a style=\"font-family: hypatia-sans-pro,;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/life\/homes\/opinion\/2019\/02\/15\/graphic-designer-serves-as-expert-witness-in-real-estate-case-using-knowledge-of-fonts-to-prove-trust-documents-forged.html\">Expert witness\u2019s knowledge of typography proves trust papers forged<\/a><span style=\"font-family: hypatia-sans-pro,;\"> (<\/span><em style=\"font-family: hypatia-sans-pro,;\">The (Toronto) Star<\/em><span style=\"font-family: hypatia-sans-pro,;\">, 15 Feb 2019, Bob Aaron)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nationalpost.com\/news\/canada\/canadian-fraudster-foiled-because-he-used-the-wrong-font\">Canadian fraudster foiled because he used the wrong font<\/a> (<i>National Post<\/i>, 14 Jan 2019, Tristin Hopper)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/meet-the-font-detectives-who-ferret-out-fakery\/\">Meet the Font Detectives Who Ferret Out Fakery<\/a> (<em>Wired<\/em>, 13 Sept 2017, Glenn Fleishman)<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/blogs-trending-40571708\">Pakistani corruption case hinges on a font<\/a> (BBC News, 12 July 2017, Secunder Kermani)<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><a style=\"font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/dan-rather-on-reddit-no-one-proved-that-bush-documents-were-forged\">Dan Rather on Reddit: No one proved that Bush documents were forged<\/a>\u00a0(<em style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Washington Examiner<\/em>, 8 Feb 2013, Charlie Spiering)<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><a style=\"font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20100116001003\/http:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sharedcontent\/dws\/spt\/stories\/020509dnspocowhayes.9a30e7.html\">Letter purportedly from former Dallas Cowboy Hayes under more scrutiny<\/a>\u00a0(<em style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Dallas Morning News<\/em>, 5 Feb 2009, Brad Townsend \u2014 as archived by Internet Archive). See also\u00a0<a style=\"font-size: 16px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thomasphinney.com\/2009\/02\/bob-hayes-nfl-forgery\/\">blog post<\/a>.<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><a style=\"font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/creativepro.com\/the-digital-dish-making-headlines-not-setting-them\/\">Making Headlines, Not Setting Them<\/a>\u00a0(<em style=\"font-size: 16px;\">CreativePro.com<\/em>, 24 Sept 2004, Sandee Cohen, in depth on Bush memos)<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><a style=\"font-size: 16px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/articles\/A31727-2004Sep18.html\">In Rush to Air, CBS Quashed Memo Worries<\/a>\u00a0(<em style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Washington Post<\/em>\u00a0front page story, 19 Sept 2004, quote on p. 4, Howard Kurtz, Michael Dobbs and James V. Grimaldi)<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><a style=\"font-size: 16px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/articles\/A18982-2004Sep13.html\">Expert Cited by CBS Says He Didn\u2019t Authenticate Papers<\/a>\u00a0(<em style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Washington Post<\/em>, 14 Sept 2004, quote on p. 2, Michael Dobbs and Howard Kurtz)<\/li><\/ul><h1><span style=\"font-family: hypatia-sans-pro, 'Times Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; color: #1e0000;\">Most cases involving everyday people and less than a million dollars (divorces, contracts and the like) do not get this kind of media attention, but are no less important to Phinney\u2014or to the people involved.<\/span><\/h1><h1>Other Font Expert Press Coverage<\/h1><ul><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><a style=\"font-family: hypatia-sans-pro, 'Times Roman'; font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-nz\/news\/other\/ex-white-house-calligrapher-daunted-by-signs-trump-s-draped-over-building\/ar-AA1R7PM7?cvid=69264dcb2c9f459995d6691abd8005fd&amp;ocid=wispr&amp;apiversion=v2&amp;domshim=1&amp;noservercache=1&amp;noservertelemetry=1&amp;batchservertelemetry=1&amp;renderwebcomponents=1&amp;wcseo=1\">Ex-White House calligrapher daunted by signs Trump\u2019s draped over building<\/a><span style=\"font-family: hypatia-sans-pro, 'Times Roman'; font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: hypatia-sans-pro, 'Times Roman'; font-size: 16px;\">(MSN, 12 Dec 2025, Travis Gettys)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><a style=\"font-family: hypatia-sans-pro, 'Times Roman'; font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff; color: #99370f; transition-property: all;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/style\/power\/2025\/11\/25\/whats-going-with-trumps-gold-oval-office-sign\/\">What\u2019s Going on with Trump\u2019s gold Oval Office sign?<\/a><span style=\"font-family: hypatia-sans-pro, 'Times Roman'; font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0(<\/span><i style=\"font-family: hypatia-sans-pro, 'Times Roman'; font-size: 16px;\">Washington Post<\/i><span style=\"font-family: hypatia-sans-pro, 'Times Roman'; font-size: 16px;\">, 25 Nov 2025)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><a style=\"font-size: 16px; transition-property: all;\" href=\"https:\/\/type.today\/en\/journal\/tomasphinney\">Thomas Phinney<\/a>\u00a0(interview in Type Today, 27 Aug 2025, Adellina Shaidullina)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/2016\/09\/apple-google-adobe-microsoft-join-forces-make-typographic-history\/\">Tech Giants Team Up to Fix Typography\u2019s Biggest Problem<\/a> (<em>Wired<\/em>, 22 Sept 2016, Megan Molteni)<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/economy\/business\/the-dying-art-of-handwriting-as-an-excellent-sales-tool\/\">The decline of handwriting? Chalk it up to marketing.<\/a> (<em>Maclean\u2019s<\/em>, 2 Nov 2015, Kate Lunau)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/artanddesign\/shortcuts\/2015\/jun\/10\/why-we-love-hermann-zapf\">\u274d\u272f\u2660: why we <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/svg\/2764.svg\" alt=\"\u2764\ufe0f\" \/>\u00a0Zapf Dingbats<\/a>\u00a0(<em>The Guardian<\/em>, 10 June 2015, Sam Wolfson)<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/gawker.com\/antiviral-heres-what-was-bullshit-on-the-internet-on-1556621972\">Antiviral: Here\u2019s what was bullshit on the Internet on April Fool\u2019s<\/a> (<i>Gawker<\/i>, 2 April 2014, Adrienne LaFrance)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastcodesign.com\/3028436\/why-garamond-wont-save-the-government-467-million-a-year\">Why Garamond Won\u2019t Save the Government $467 Million A Year<\/a> (<em>Fast Co.<\/em>, 31 Mar 2014, John Brownlee)<\/li><li><a style=\"font-family: hypatia-sans-pro, 'Times Roman'; font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/apple\/steve-jobs-the-godfather-of-fonts-as-we-know-them\/\">Steve Jobs: The godfather of fonts as we know them<\/a><span style=\"font-family: hypatia-sans-pro, 'Times Roman'; font-size: 16px;\"> (<\/span><em style=\"font-family: hypatia-sans-pro, 'Times Roman'; font-size: 16px;\">Digital Trends<\/em><span style=\"font-family: hypatia-sans-pro, 'Times Roman'; font-size: 16px;\">, 7 Oct 2011, Molly McHugh)<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Press Coverage See also Articles by Phinney, for some of his own explanations. Font Forensics Press Coverage The Font Detective: Thomas Phinney, MBA 03, uncovers forgeries and solves modern-day crimes (UC Berkeley Haas Magazine, Spring 2021, Nancy Davis Kho) Thomas Phinney solves crimes, one dubiously printed letter at a time\u00a0(The Smith Journal, September 2019) Expert [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-47","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/PaquJN-L","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thefontdetective.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/47","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thefontdetective.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thefontdetective.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thefontdetective.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thefontdetective.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=47"}],"version-history":[{"count":41,"href":"https:\/\/thefontdetective.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/47\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19029,"href":"https:\/\/thefontdetective.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/47\/revisions\/19029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thefontdetective.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=47"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}