computer

OCR-A

A set of capitals adequate for machine reading only; this barely legible pioneer sees declining use.

sans-serif

Linex Sweet

script

Nuptial

An informal script designed at Intertype for wedding invitations.

serif

Normande

A French form of Fat Face, derived from the British; matrices survive at Berthold in Berlin.

script

Andy

This childish script by Monotype designer Steve Matteson strikes a great balance between informality and legibility. The TrueType versions have been extensively tuned (“hinted”) for high legibility ...

decorative

Cloister Open Face

Designed for ATF in 1913, Morris Fuller Benton’s version of Nicholas Jenson’s roman, the best of the Venetians and a model for regularity in color and fit.

decorative

Athenaeum

Symbol

Newspaper Pi

serif

Amasis

legible

Fry’s Baskerville

Isaac Moore’s recutting of Baskerville’s design for the Fry Typefoundry, long admired as a display design.