A Brief History of Banco, aka "The 'Thrasher' Font"

If you've flipped through any fashion blog's street style slideshow or scrolled through your Instagram Discover page anytime in the past year or so, chances are you've stumbled across the above font a couple of times. Maybe you saw Rihanna wearing the matching hoodie and sweatpants combo as she walked out of a restaurant with her nth goblet of wine that week; or maybe you saw one of the several haute couture reworkings of the logo; or maybe you've noted its influence on contemporary tour merch. ...