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Charter BT

Charter BT font

Bitstream Charter was designed in the mid-1980s by Matthew Carter. The typeface was designed with the limitations of low- and middle-resolution output devices in mind; hence the squared off serifs and lack of excessive...

Chianti BT

Chianti BT font

Chianti was designed at Bitstream by senior designer Dennis Pasternak in 1991 and initially released in 1995. The intent behind the design was to provide a humanist sanserif of high readability at a wide...

Bookman

Bookman font

Bookman, a little lighter than the original, is the ATF version of Phemister’s Antique Old Style, introduced as a textface at the turn of the century.

Baskerville No. 2

Baskerville No. 2 font

This redesign is made from proofs, rather than the metal, and so is heavier, with particular attention to the Harris and the Monotype revision, which was made from proofs of Baskerville’s Great Primer (16pt).

Swiss 911

Swiss 911 font

News 701

News 701 font

Humanist 970

Humanist 970 font

Bitstream’s version of Adsans originally released by Linotype & Machinery.

Lionel Text Steam

Lionel Text Steam font

Lionel Text Steam – Take this 1940s inspired sans-serif for a spin on the Pennsylvania RR in its elegant lightest weight!

Tube

Tube font

Century Oldstyle

Century Oldstyle font

Century Oldstyle is Linn Boyd Benton’s and Morris Fuller Benton’s renovation of Phemister’s Miller & Richard Old Style for ATF forty-five years later, using the Century name for marketing purposes.