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Why Fonts from Linotype.com
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Book & Magazine Fonts
 
A good variety of choices of headlines and text fonts are necessary for book and magazine design. In classical book and magazine publishing, serif fonts have most often been chosen for text, as these have historically been seen as the most legible in longer passages. On the other hand, Modern literature is commonly set with sans serif fonts, because of their associations with 20th Century Modernism. Additionally, Headlines and experimental design allow for more creative styles of fonts, as they are often used in larger sizes. Magazines and newspapers often combine serif and sans serif fonts on one page, i.e., serif fonts for body text, sans serif for headlines or captions.
Many prominent book publishers use Linotype fonts in their work, e.g., the German Foundation Stiftung Buchkunst. A new font family from Linotype, Compatil, is specially suited for both books and magazines. This new font family, which contains three different styles of serif fonts, in addition to a serif style, is “the world’s first and most comprehensive type system.” Find more information about Linotype Compatil ...

Note: this page contains just a few of our personal favorite book & magazine fonts. Use our keyword search for ’Books, Magazines’ to find many more book & magazine fonts in the Linotype Library.

This is the Linotype Expert Choice:



Classic | Modern | Typewriter Fonts | Headlines
 
Classic
Many classical book typefaces that were developed centuries ago have been re-engineered for use with digital technology over the past few decades. These faces steadily remain among the most popular choices for book and magazine designers.
 
Modern
Ever since the beginning of the 20th Century, sans serif typefaces have been used more and more often. Many of the “old style” sans serifs have been redeveloped recently; Frutiger, Univers, and Helvetica have all been extended by Linotype, in many cases with the help of their original designers. These updates have brought these favorites in line with the cutting-edge digital technology used by many typographic designers today.
 
Typewriter Fonts
Contemporary designers often use typewriter fonts to give their work a nostalgic feeling. Often, these fonts are used in books when a passage, quotation, or insert requires the mechanical appearance of a typewriter, or other primitive writing machine. Many Fanzines and “independent” magazines use typewriter fonts in experimental design layouts.
 
Headlines
Headline fonts for books and magazines have much more experimental freedom in their design and usage parameters. Many times, these fonts are used to express the sentiments of a magazine’s producers, or to help carry along the theme of an article. Of course, especially unusual headlines can become part of a book or magazine’s identity, and curiosity around a font can help generate readership.
 

Bell Gothic, LinoLetter, Linotype Aroma, Linotype Authentic, Linotype Markin, Linotype Pisa, Linotype Typo American and Stempel Garamond are trademarks of Linotype GmbH and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. Frutiger, Helvetica, Janson Text, Kabel, Palatino, Sabon, Syntax, Times, Trade Gothic, Trump Mediaeval and Univers are trademarks of Linotype Corp. registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain other jurisdictions in the name of Linotype Corp. or its licensee Linotype GmbH. Breughel, Monticello, Vectora and Veto are trademarks of Linotype GmbH registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain other jurisdictions.

Prestige Elite is a trademark of IBM.

ITC American Typewriter is a trademark of International Typeface Corporation and may be registered in certain jurisdictions.

ITC Weidemann and Officina are trademarks of International Typeface Corporation registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and which may be registered in certain other jurisdictions.

Courier and Letter Gothic are trademarks of The Monotype Corporation and may be registered in certain jurisdictions.

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