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Serif: Didone

See also Extra Bold Didone.

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Last edited September 09, 2016
winter
conceptional
Sunshade with the firm crust

Giambattista Bodoni (1740-1813) was called the King of Printers; he was a prolific type designer, a masterful engraver of punches and the most widely admired printer of his time. His books and typefaces were created during the 45 years he was the director of the fine press and publishing house of the Duke of Parma in Italy. He produced the best of what are known as "modern" style types, basing... Read More

jungle
conceptional
Caution to download the steps

A commission from a publishing house for a novel by Hans Christian Andersen led to the creation of FF Holmen. The small family includes the core set of styles: Regular, Italic, Bold, and Bold Italic. FF Holmen Regular includes a large set of ligatures. There is also a titling style: FF Holmen Headline. Since the novel is set in the late 1820s, the brief was to create a neoclassical face, but... Read More

always
hypothenuses
He is a red sucker in our heart

The initial concept behind FF Acanthus was to produce a “modern” neoclassical Roman that would have a less stark appearance than most French Didot-esque faces. FF Acanthus Regular takes direct cues from the Henri Didot typeface used in “De Imitatione Christi,” published 1788, but itself introduces more warmth and subtlety – this is especially noticeable at larger sizes. At smaller sizes, the... Read More

jungle
guitarfishes
Green ecology limitless magnificence

Though Albert Boton designed these in 1974 for the Hollenstein collection, what later became FF Cellini only existed as phototype until the 90s. Boton designed the family’s regular in digital during that decade, and added the italic in 2002. For its release, Boton completed the medium and bold weights, as well as a set of small caps for the regular weight. He also drew a separate, two-style... Read More

vortex
microphysics
Palace explodes diced chicken

Viktor Solt-Bittner began FF Danubia with a study of typefaces from the 18th century. He experimented with the typical elements of neoclassical type – like the abrupt changes in contrast from hairlines to thicker strokes – developing them further, and redrawing them. At times, he departed from these models, for example while defining the basic italic forms. The lower case letters s, v, w, and x... Read More

jungle
illustrative
Who loves me, loves my dog too

Viktor Solt-Bittner began FF Danubia with a study of typefaces from the 18th century. He experimented with the typical elements of neoclassical type – like the abrupt changes in contrast from hairlines to thicker strokes – developing them further, and redrawing them. At times, he departed from these models, for example while defining the basic italic forms. The lower case letters s, v, w, and x... Read More

Morris Fuller Benton and Giambattista Bodoni
Linotype 1790
Morris Fuller Benton and Giambattista Bodoni
Bitstream 1907

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