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transitional typeface: a standalone construct

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Typography

eighteenth-century serif typefaces, such as Baskerville, that sit between old-style and Didone forms, with more vertical stress and sharper contrast.

In typography, transitional typeface refers to eighteenth-century serif typefaces, such as Baskerville, that sit between old-style and Didone forms, with more vertical stress and sharper contrast. This meaning comes from Meggs (1983/2016) in Meggs' history of graphic design.[1]

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contrast4 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs Didone1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone construct graphic design1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone construct

References

Meggs, P. B., & Purvis, A. W. (2016). Meggs' history of graphic design. John Wiley & Sons. (Original work published 1983) ISBN 9781118772058

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