Photina MT

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As its name implies, Photina was created specifically for phototypesetting, the technology that preceded digital and laser typesetting. Photina was designed by Jose Mendoza y Almeida in 1971 and was…

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Pepperwood font

Pepperwood

Pepperwood font is a joint work of the typeface designers K.B. Chansler, C. Crossgrove and C. Twombly. These artists also created the typefaces Rosewood, Zebrawood and Ponderosa together and as…

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Pepita MT

Drawn for Monotype by the Hungarian designer Imre Reiner in 1959, Pepita interprets the flair of the artist’s brush into a dazzling cursive typeface. Irregular alignment coupled with a moderate…

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Adobe Caslon Pro

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William Caslon released his first typefaces in 1722. Caslon’s types were based on seventeenth-century Dutch old style designs, which were then used extensively in England. Because of their remarkable practicality,…

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Cascade font

Cascade

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Released by Linotype in 1965, this design by Matthew Carter is based on an earlier type by the Ludlow foundry. Cascade Script is a dark, disconnected script with angular forms.…

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