Lithos

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Old Greek inscriptions were Carol Twombly's inspiration when she created Lithos, which appeared with Adobe in 1990. The alphabet is composed exclusively of capital letters, which can also be used…

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Alexa font

Alexa

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In 1994, John Benson designed Alexa, Caliban and Balzano, three typefaces with a similar style. Characteristic of all of them is their calligraphic touch and the likeness to handwriting. Alexa…

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Legault font

Legault

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As marketing research shows, the first thing people read on a page is the handwritten notes; then the captions. Eventually they might read the body copy. Texas designer Diana Craft…

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ITC Legacy Serif font ITC Legacy Sans font

ITC Legacy Sans

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Designed in 1992 by Ronald Arnholm as a companion to ITC Legacy, this type has easy-to-read character shapes and comfortable proportions that make it very legible for a sans serif…

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Latin MT font

Latin MT

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Typefaces designated as “Latins” were popular during the last half of the nineteenth century. One of the styles that continued to be popular into the twentieth century is the bold…

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ITC Korinna font

ITC Korinna

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Korinna first appeared in 1904, introduced by the Berthold foundry into the Art Nouveau period of full-bodied proportions and unusual character shapes. In 1974, Ed Benguiat and Vic Caruso revived…

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Klang MT font

Klang MT

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Klang was designed for the Monotype Corporation in 1955 by Will Carter, British letter designer and printer. Calligraphic, sans serif, and nearly upright, Klang is simple with balanced proportions. Use…

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ITC Cheltenham Handtooled font

ITC Cheltenham Handtooled

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Tony Stan designed ITC Cheltenham in 1975. It is a revival based on a turn-of-the-century design by architect Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue. Many typefaces from that period were unable to convey…

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Kino MT font

Kino MT

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Kino was designed by Martin Dovey in 1930 for the Monotype Corporation. Heavy in weight with the letters clipped at the top and bottom, Kino is unique among display types.…

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