Parisian™ Font Family

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Morris Fuller Benton – born 30. 11. 1872 in Milwaukee, USA, died 30. 6. 1948 in Morristown, USA – engineer, type designer. After training as a mechanic and engineer, Benton jointed the ATF, where he became type designer and in-house designer with ATF. Fonts: Benton developed over 200 alphabets, all of which were published by ATF, including Century roman (with Theodor Low de Vinne, 1885), Mariage (1901), Alternate Gothic (1903), Franklin Gothic (1903–12), Cheltenham® (1904), Clearface® [...]

Parisian font was designed by Morris Fuller Benton in 1928 for American Type Founders and is similar to Broadway, another M.F. Benton design from 1928.
Parisian font has sharp contrast between thick and thin strokes, and the lowercase letters have a small x-height and very tall ascenders. Since its release, Parisian's lean and elegant Art Deco style has made it very popular for stationery printers and for other occasional and display applications.