NewYorkerType was among the first typefaces I attempted my hand at in 1985.
I indicated it as a revival of the typeface used by the New Yorker publication. I did not scan it in, I simply took a look at the type and redrew it totally by hand. So it is not simply a copy, but rather a redesign. Just much later on did I come to understand, that there is a bundle of similar typefaces of that period. Rea Irvin's style for New-Yorker publication was simply among them, however the best.
Lately I looked at the typefaces and discovered, that they should be worked over, what I did. I included a "Swashes" set for each weight and genereally cleaned up the design.Plus I made the complete "Latin" set, so that all european countries can use it. (Other Than for the Greeks and Russians, sorry!)
Yours, best regards again honoring Rea Irvin a great type- and magazine-designer Gert Wiescher