font: Caslon
designer: William Caslon
Caslon is a serif font and has irregularity characteristics of Dutch Baroque types. It has become known as the first original typeface of English origin...which is super freaking nifty if you ask me. that means its the longest standing font around....so. It also was used to set both the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution.
So let's talk about what makes Caslon so darn interesting!
- cropped apex of A
- high, horizontal crossbar of e
- C has double serif
- italic V,W,A may appear to be falling over
- bowl curve of italic p overlaps stem
- long serifs on middle arm of E
- long arm on L
- bottom arm longer on Z
- narrow c has low stress
- large loop on k
- T has long serifs tapering out from thin arms, lower at center
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