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Forget copyrights or trademarks: laPolice revives the first important hack in the history of typography. Its creator, Mathieu Malherbe Des Portes, simply copied Louis XIV’s celebrated Romain du Roi. And what did the police do? Nothing.

Malherbe, the sole hallmark punch cutter of all of Paris proper, had in fact trained Phillippe Granjean, the engraver of the font Romain du Roi. Malherbe’s version carries all of the unique characteristics of the Romain du Roi, such as the new hori-zontal serifs, sometimes doubled, and the secant L. LaPolice is rounder and more dynamic than its original model – it is also more modern and ‘organic’. LaPolice is named after a document entitled “Traité de la Police” (“A draft of the font”).

François Rappo designed the revival of LaPolice after the original specimens from the Claude Lamelse’s foundry in Paris (1742). LaPolice is a contemporary font, dynamic in its balance, with a touch of irony in its references to historic details.

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VARIOUSSAMPLESLausanne Brig Basel ThunBern Villette Genève LiestalNeuchâtel Thun Zürich VeveyThere are few riders with as impressive a list of victories as Fabian Cancellara. Still only 29 years of age he has been winning major races since his early days as a profes-sional. He holds a record four World Time Trial Champi-onship titles, earning a reputation of being unbeatable in the discipline. His talents do not end there since he

has also won prestigious week-long stage races such as the Tirreno–Adriatico and the Tour of Switzerland. He is also a master of the cobbles having won Paris-Roubaix twice and the Tour of Flanders once. Adding to his list of Monuments, he put in an amazing late escape from the charging peloton to win the 2008 Milan-San Remo with

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VARIOUSSAMPLESLausanne Brig Basel ThunBern Villette Genève LiestalNeuchâtel Thun Zürich VeveyThere are few riders with as impressive a list of victories as Fabian Cancellara. Still only 29 years of age he has been winning major races since his early days as a professional. He holds a record four World Time Trial Championship titles, earning a reputation of being unbeatable in the discipline. His talents do not end there since he has also won prestigious

week-long stage races such as the Tirreno–Adriatico and the Tour of Switzerland. He is also a master of the cobbles hav-ing won Paris-Roubaix twice and the Tour of Flanders once. Adding to his list of Monuments, he put in an amazing late escape from the charging peloton to win the 2008 Milan-San Remo with an astounding show of strength. Still only 29

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