Thesis is a typeface with many different styles, including Thesis Sans and Thesis Serif. Thesis is not part of the Linotype portfolio. An alternative typeface to Thesis Sans is Frutiger™. An alternative typeface to Thesis Serif is PMN Caecilia™.
Peter Matthias Noordzij – born 27.1.1961 in The Hague, The Netherlands – typographer, type designer, teacher.
1980–85: studies at the Koninklijke Academie vor Beeldende Kunsten in The Hague. Courses include lettering under his father, Gerrit Noordzij. 1983: produces preliminary sketches for his PMN Caecilia™ typeface during his third year of study. 1985–86: period of practical training at a printing works. 1986: starts working as a typographer. Clients include the publishers Querido,
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PMN Caecilia™ is the premiere work of the Dutch designer Peter Matthias Noordzij. He made the first sketches for this slab serif design in 1983 during his third year of study in The Hague, and the full font family was released by Linotype in 1990. The PMN prefix represents the designer's initials, and Caecilia is his wife's name. This font has subtle variations of stroke thickness, a tall x-height, open counters, and vivacious true italics. Noordzij combined classical ductus with his own contemporary expression to create a friendly and versatile slab serif family. With numerous weights from light to heavy, and styles including small caps, Old style figures, and Central European characters, PMN Caecilia has all the elements necessary for rich typographic expression.
