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Twinings of London Teas

Contributed by Richard Lipton on Feb 18th, 2016.
    Twinings of London Teas 1
    License: All Rights Reserved.

    “London” is set in Sloop though the ‘L’ is not quite right.

    Twinings of London Teas 2
    Source: www.walmart.com License: All Rights Reserved.
    The packaging for Fujian Chinese Pure White Tea features Present, a calligraphic typeface commonly associated with “Asianness”. It was designed by German graphic artist Friedrich Karl Sallwey in 1974.
    Source: www.twiningsusa.com License: All Rights Reserved.

    The packaging for Fujian Chinese Pure White Tea features Present, a calligraphic typeface commonly associated with “Asianness”. It was designed by German graphic artist Friedrich Karl Sallwey in 1974.

    The Organic line combines Mrs Eaves and Mr Eaves Sans.
    Source: www.twiningsusa.com License: All Rights Reserved.

    The Organic line combines Mrs Eaves and Mr Eaves Sans.

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    • Sloop Script
    • Optima
    • Gill Sans
    • Syntax
    • Present
    • Mrs Eaves
    • Mr Eaves Sans

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    6 Comments on “Twinings of London Teas”

    1. So I suppose you drink this and not the other brand, eh Mr. Lipton?

    2. Richard Lipton says:
      Apr 27th, 2016 3:15 am

      It’s only the tip of the iceberg of my family betrayals, Mr. Coles.

    3. Nicholas Ansell says:
      Jul 24th, 2019 5:38 pm

      Hi, Any indication of what font the new Twinings double Passion Flower Night night tea uses?

    4. Hi Nicholas, this one? That would be Berliner Grotesk.


    5. Nicholas Ansell says:
      Jul 25th, 2019 10:34 am

      Yes that’s the one! It’d been keeping me up all night – I can rest easy now :-)

    6. Glad I was able to help! It’s the third time I’ve seen Berliner Grotesk used for packaging design recently. Looks like it has a small comeback in its 107th year.

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