“The Wall Street Journal commissioned Escrow. Cyrus Highsmith designed forty-four styles in this new Scotch series, which sets the tone of the front page of the Journal, envy of the newspaper industry. ‘Escrow is the spectacular element holding the whole thing together,’ says Design Director Joe Dizney. More austere than other Scotch versions, Escrow adds striking new options to the designer’s palette; FB 2006. Escrow Banner, drawn by Richard Lipton based on Cyrus Highsmith’s design, is aimed at the very largest headlines or titles. It takes strong contrast, already an Escrow family trait, to extremes, giving the editorial designer a dramatic range of styles for consistent effects across print and digital media.” [Font Bureau]