Category 3: Classic Text Faces
Many newspaper typefaces designed for the Linotype linecasting machines seem to have some Clarendon DNA in them, e.g. Excelsior™, Ionic™, or Impressum®. While close examination of many of the serifs in this category will reveal brackets, we believe that these typefaces may occasionally fall under the slab serif banner as well. In any case, they may be used superbly as text companions for display cousins whose slabs are more apparent, e.g., one could use Excelsior for body copy, and Memphis™ for the headline.
Two other families from this category worth extra attention are Egyptienne F™, by Adrian Frutiger, and Egyptian™ 505, by André Gürtler. Each of these families may be used to set both small as well as large point sizes.
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Egyptienne F, LinoLetter and Linotype Really are trademarks of Linotype GmbH and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. Excelsior and Memphis 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, Century and Ionic are trademarks of Linotype GmbH registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain other jurisdictions.
Impressum is a registered trademark of Bauer Types SA.
ITC Century is a trademark of International Typeface Corporation registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and which may be registered in certain other jurisdictions.
Apollo, Perrywood and Scotch Roman are trademarks of The Monotype Corporation and may be registered in certain jurisdictions.
Joanna and Nimrod are trademarks of The Monotype Corporation registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain jurisdictions.
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