Designer Hermann Zapf set out to create a typeface that was ideally suited to newspapers and other legibility applications. Melior is that typeface, released by the Stempel foundry in 1952.
Its straightforward but elegant design incorporates strong square serifs and condensed proportions based on the superellipse.
Melior is excellent for newsletters and business applications, such as correspondence and annual reports.
family of 10 fonts from Alexis Luengas
In Meleo, designer Alexis Luengas explores the variations of contrast across different weights. As weight increases, also does contrast. The Light weight is nearly mono-width, whereas the Bold weight is sharper and of a more calligraphic nature. The Regular weight is hence the consensus of the two.
family of 4 fonts from SoftMaker
family of 3 fonts from RMU
Voil, the Meister Antiqua font family, which was originally released by Typoart, Dresden, circa 1951, is again available as a remastered, modernized and digitized version, with swash caps integrated in the Italics.
family of 3 fonts from RMU
Voil, the Meister Antiqua font family, which was originally released by Typoart, Dresden, circa 1951, is again available as a remastered, modernized and digitized version, with swash caps integrated in the Italics.
family of 3 fonts from Hubert Jocham Type
When letterpress started with the Gutenberg Bible, the typeface was like a texture. Before humanism, type did not really need to be legible. The letters were rather drawn in an ornamental way. It filled a space.
