Typeface Categories, group one

humanist garalde

e OT e OT
Adobe Jenson Pro Adobe Garamond Pro

heavy bracketed
slanted serifs horizontal
crossbar crossbar diagonal bracketed
strong serifs
diagonal stress
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characteristics: slanted crossbar on e; strong diagonal characteristics: horizontal crossbar on e; minor di-
stress on O; low or moderate stroke contrast; heavy brack- agonal stress on O; bracketed serifs; spurs sometimes on
eted serifs, sometimes triangular. capital T.
designer : Nicholas Jenson, 1476 designer : Glaude Garamond, 1920

transitional didone

eot eoT
Adobe Caslon Pro Bodoni

stroke bracketed
extreem
contrast vertical serifs stroke vertical flat
stress contrast stress serifs
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characteristics: vertical stress; increased stroke con- characteristics: vertical stress; extreme stroke contrast;
trast; bracketed serifs. thin, flat serifs.
designer : William Caslon, 1738 designer : Giambattista Bodoni, 1818
 Typeface Categories, group two
slab serif glyphic

e OT
Chaparral Pro Trajan Pro

short
descenders low
contrast
bracketed
serifs
right-angled
finials
eot asymmetrical
curves
angled bar

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characteristics: bracketed serifs; short descenders; low characteristics: right-angled finials; open junction;
contrast. angled bar; low apex; asymmetrical curves.
designer : Nicholas Jenson, 1476 designer : Carol Twombly, 1989

script black letter

eoT eo
Sanvito Pro Lucida Blackletter

contrasting
stroke widths calligraphic
inflection
low x-height
high
stroke
contrast angled
stress
T broad stroke
widths
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characteristics: contrasting stroke widths; high as- characteristics: high contrast; narrow lowercase;
cenders; calligraphic inflection; low x-heigh; contrasting angled stress; broad stroke widths.
stroke widths. designer : Bigelow & Holmes, 1992
designer : Robert Slimbach, 1993
 Typeface Categories, group three
grotesque neo-grotesque

e OT e OT
Franklin Gothic Arial

spur, jointed minimal

leg little contrast
slanted variation of slightly
crossbar strong stroke condensed
diagonal form
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characteristics: monoline; curved tail from vertical characteristics: little variation of stroke width; slightly
junction; high x-height; spur, jointed leg; deep overhang- condensed form; high x-height; minimal contrast.
ing curve. designer : Robin Nicholas & Patricia Saunders, 1990
designer : Morris Fuller Benton, 1902

geometric humanist sans

eot eoT
Futura Myriad Pro

full-width short tail

pointed horizontal E bar and angled
apex vertical finials wide lower
finials
stress bowl
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characteristics: pointed apex; straight tail, horizontal characteristics: wide lower bowl; flat apex and pointed
finials; straight, vertical descenders; high ascenders; E full- bases; bar with no spur on G; flat ear lower case; curved
width bar. leg; full-width E bar; short tail and angled finials.
designer : Paul Renner, 1927 designer : Robert Slimbach, 1956