The Englishman William Caslon (1672–1766) first cut his typeface Caslon in 1725. His major influences were the Dutch designers Christoffel van Dijcks and Dirck Voskens. The Caslon font was long known as the script...
by Staff · Published April 9, 2019
· Last modified May 15, 2024
The Englishman William Caslon punchcut many roman, italic, and non-Latin typefaces from 1720 until his death in 1766. At that time most types were being imported to England from Dutch sources, so Caslon was...
by Staff · Published April 9, 2019
· Last modified May 15, 2024
Courier is one of the most well-recognized typefaces in the world. Everyone recognizes it as the face originally designed for use on typewriters. A typical characteristic of older typewriters is that all characters are...
by Staff · Published April 9, 2019
· Last modified May 15, 2024
The DIN Next™ Stencil suite of designs is DIN with an attitude. It’s even more industrial strength than the original. DIN Next Stencil’s seven roman weights are perfect for projects that require a mechanized,...
by Staff · Published April 9, 2019
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Opinion varies regarding the role of Claude Garamond (ca. 1480–1561) in the development of the Old Face font Garamond. What is accepted is the influence this font had on other typeface developments from the...
by Staff · Published April 9, 2019
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Created by German designer Jürgen Weltin, Linotype’s Agilita is a contemporary humanist sans serif family with a wide variety of weights, including both ultra thin hairline options and heavier, dark type. Agilita has rather...
by Staff · Published April 9, 2019
· Last modified May 15, 2024
Alexie was developed by Roland John Goulsbra in 1994. In this font, Goulsbra combined letter and pictogram to create a font particularly suited for unconventional text designs and text interpretations.
by Staff · Published April 9, 2019
· Last modified May 15, 2024
The Akko typeface family is the first new design from Akira Kobayashi in a very long time – and it is well worth the wait. Picture an industrial strength typeface like the Isonorm™ design....
by Staff · Published April 9, 2019
· Last modified May 15, 2024
Al Harf Al Jadid is a traditional-style Arabic display typeface. Al Harf Al Jadid Two is an outline version of Al Harf Al Jadid One. Although their design is ultra bold, its forms remain...