The font “Georgia” is a transitional serif typeface
designed by Matthew Carter in 1993, and was released in November 1, 1996.
Georgia is also a reflexive unilateral and bilateral typeface.
Georgia is also a reflexive unilateral and bilateral typeface.
The typeface has a random derivation, it is named
after a tabloid headline titled “Alien heads found in Georgia.”
Georgia was designed specifically for Apple and Microsoft computers in the period where clarity for web-based print at low resolution was needed.
Georgia was designed specifically for Apple and Microsoft computers in the period where clarity for web-based print at low resolution was needed.
Georgia serifs are wide, blunt with flat ends,
using old – style text figures. The font was influenced by “Scotch Roman” and also incorporates influences from
Clarendon-style (an English slab serif) typefaces, especially in b, r,
j, and c (uppercase and lowercase).
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| Scotch Roman |
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| Clarendon- style |
In Georgia, "the uppercase characters are lightened, the height is
increased, the ascenders rise above the cap height, and the numerals, often cut
with a high degree of stress, have been evened out and made slightly non-aligning."
Georgia possesses characteristics of
legibility and readability:
The following publications use Georgia for headlines:
- large x-heights
- open counters
- high contrast between the regular and bold weights
- generous letter spacing
- character designs that help distinguish commonly confused letterforms
The following publications use Georgia for headlines:
- Guardian
- Independent
- FT
- The Time
- Telegraph
- Wall Street Journal
- International Herald Tribune
- NY Times
- LA Times
- Washington Post
- Time
References:
- Microsoft © 2013, retrieved March 10
http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fonts/family.aspx?FID=4
- n.d. retrieved March 10
- © 2010, retrieved March 9
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© 2003 Daniel Will Harris, retrieved March 9
http://www.identifont.com/similar?M8
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