Excelsior
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First seen on MyFonts: September 14th, 2000
Designed by: Chauncey H. Griffith
Designed when: 1931
Contained in Categories: Legible, Transitional
Design owned by: Linotype
Originally created by: Linotype
MyFonts Keywords: legible, news, news text, Scotch, serif, transitional

Excelsior

Six years after the introduction of Ionic No.5, Griffith removed any remaining awkwardness to produce at Linotype Excelsior, which many believe to be the best newspaper text face of all time. It has retained its popularity in Europe, where newspaper columns are wide. Opticon and Paragon are slightly heavier and slightly lighter versions designed for newspapers that deliberately underink to favor halftones, or overink to favor text and headlines.

Excelsior

Before designing this font, C.H. Griffith consulted the results of a survey of optometrists regarding optimal legibility. Excelsior was then presented by Mergenthaler Linotype in 1931 and remains one of the most legible and popular fonts worldwide.

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