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Trajan is a serif typeface designed in 1989 by Carol Twombly for Adobe. [2] [1] The design is based on the letterforms of capitalis monumentalis or Roman square capitals, as used for the inscription at the base of Trajan's Column, hence the name. Trajan is an all-capitals typeface, as the Romans did not use lowercase letters.
Use of the Trajan style of lettering has declined somewhat due to changing tastes, with a desire for new styles of lettering. Additionally, custom lettering and signwriting in general has declined in use due to the arrival of phototypesetting and desktop publishing, making it possible to print from a computer font at any size.
A drawing and photographed carving by Eric Gill of the "Trajan" capitals on the Column of Trajan. Roman square capitals, also called capitalis monumentalis, inscriptional capitals, elegant capitals and capitalis quadrata, are an ancient Roman form of writing, and the basis for modern capital letters.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 28 December 2024. Art of arranging type "Typographer" redirects here. For the typewriter, see Typographer (typewriter). Not to be confused with Type design, Topography, Typology, or Topology. A specimen sheet of the Trajan typeface, which is based on the letter forms of capitalis monumentalis or Roman ...
Carol Twombly (born June 13, 1959) is an American designer, best known for her type design. [1] [2] She worked as a type designer at Adobe Systems from 1988 through 1999, during which time she designed, or contributed to the design of, many typefaces, including Trajan, Myriad and Adobe Caslon.
The Baskerville typeface designed by John Baskerville. About 1751, John Baskerville , having found financial success in producing goods from sheet metal, moved into the printing business. His roman and italic types appeared later than Fleischman's but are considered transitional and partly retrogressive with a return to lower contrast, smooth ...
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Thomas Phinney, an expert on digital fonts, noted that the effect of simply swapping Garamond in would be compromised legibility: "any of those changes, swapping to a font that sets smaller at the same nominal point size, or actually reducing the point size, or picking a thinner typeface, will reduce the legibility of the text."