8/22/2023 0 Comments Transitional serif typeface![]() ![]() STIX Two Text is built upon text styles and optimised for sizes like 10-12 pt. Most modern variations are based on headline versions of the original - which is quite light and fine-detailed, thus not really fit for text settings. The original Times was intended for high-quality paper and printing process, hence high contrast and thin serifs. Hands-on The text typeface design is based on Times New Roman, yet the approach to details and parameters was revisited. Math font can be downloaded on the project’s Github. The family consists of a Math font and a Text font - with only the latter available on Google Fonts. ![]() STIX (Scientific and Technical Information eXchange), a family for scientific and technical publications, was born thanks to the joint efforts of a number of American institutes, founders of the STI Pub consortium. Ross Mills, John Hudson, Paul Hanslow (Tiro Typeworks) Sadly, its Cyrillic is considerably worse than Latin in terms of structures - if you still want to use it, pick lighter styles and only uppercase characters. Merriweather is simple and handy, it is well fit for screens and space-efficient. There are certain issues with Ukrainian accents. Я - both in italics and roman styles - is a bit clumsy. The shoulders in ц and щ have no length at all. In italics, the lower serif of ф appears illogical when set next to р. It gets worse in heavier styles: not enough weight in У, Лл, б terminals. The б is falling slightly to its left, its tail looks too light. Left stroke terminals in Л and У are normally designed to be the same - and they are in the lowercase, but not in the uppercase. The balance of linear and oval glyphs in Cyrillic is ruined, the rhythmic structure seems inconsistent - and that is the main issue with this typeface.Īs for particular features, the right part of Ы is placed too far away. Styles 4 weights from Light to Black, with corresponding italics.īasic proportions differ from Latin - linear letters are very wide: they have more inner and outer white, their serifs are longer. Merriweather has a large character set: proportional lowercase and uppercase figures, ready-cut fractions, sets of super- and subscripts, numerators and denominators, currency signs, math and other service characters. ![]() The typeface supports 145 Latin- and Cyrillic-based languages (Cyrillic fitted with Bulgarian, Serbian, Chuvash and Bashkir versions). Because of its terse details and a modern approach to proportions (widths of linear and round glyphs are close to each other), Merriweather doesn’t look historical. The typeface is dense: sturdy, but short serifs, the characters are concise, with short ascending and descending elements. Hands-on Merriweather has large x-height, simple graphics, and open forms - all of which is good for readability. It was designed to pair the humanist Merriweather Sans with a similar style nomenclature (yet no Cyrillic). According to its description, the typeface combines the Renaissance warmth with efficiency - the latter is much needed today. Merriweather was designed to be a text typeface that is pleasant to read on screens. ![]() Transitional serifs are characterised by moderate aperture, stronger relation between italics and roman styles (than that in old-style serifs), and variable stress when it comes to round axes (possibly vertical). Baroque, Neoclassical serifs and certain more liberal modern interpretations of those could be listed under this category. Those are typefaces combining the features of old-style serifs (like forms influenced by broad nib writing) with the elements of didones (drawn forms, including those adapted for engraving). Neo-Grotesques What is a transitional serif? Any bug can be turned into a feature in the hands of a daring, confident typographer, - only before taking risks, you should figure out what this bug actually is. Plus, you always have to remember that there is no such thing as forbidden means and tools in design. Our critique and our advice do not have a monopoly on the truth - that’s just an expert review by three professionals sharing the same values. Sadly, browsing Cyrillic fonts is still like walking in a minefield but there is also some good news. Today, a free font doesn’t necessarily mean a bad one. Type designer, partner at CSTM Fonts and type.today.Works with CSTM Fonts and Samarskaya & Partners Type designer, graduate of Ilya Ruderman’s course at BHSAD (Moscow) and Plantin Institute of Typography (Antwerp). ![]()
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