Aquinas™ Font Family

Aquinas™ Regular (ITC Collection) More details ... Add to shopping cart Price from: US$ 29.00

David Quay – born 3. 1. 1948 in London, England – graphic designer, type designer, typographer, teacher. 1963–68: studies at Ravensbourne College of Art & Design. 1968–75: works in London as a graphic designer. 1983: co-founder of Quay & Gray Lettering (with Paul Gray). 1987: launches David Quay Design in London. Clients include Monotype, H. Berthold AG and the International Typeface Corporation (ITC). 1988: founds Letter Exchange, an organization for aspects of typography and type. The c. [...]

Aquinas was designed by David Quay in 1989. It is distinguished by the contrast between its upright, generous capitals and its narrow, slanted lower case letters which look almost like italics. The combination of these so different alphabets creates an opportunity to give texts an unusual yet elegant look. Aquinas is suitable for both running text and headlines and should be used in point sizes of 10 or larger. The lyrical and sophisticated feel of Aquinas makes it a particularly good typeface for poems, songs and other artistic texts.