Courier Courier is a Monospaced Slab Serif typeface originally designed in 1955 by Howard Kettler. It was later redrawn by Adrian Frutiger to be used in the production of IBM’s Selectric Composer Series of electric typewriters. It was used in typewriters for 30 years. In its current design, is supposed to resemble the output from a strike-on typewriter. After its creation, the typeface became synonymous with typewriters and was the standard typeface in all typewriters at the time of its production. It is a non-copyrighted font and can be used by anybody which is why it has been reworked and currently available in modern computers. The typeface has also become the industry standard for the It is a fixed pitch font, meaning every character has the same width and does not require kerning. The font was also used on the first personal computers because its design did not require a lot of memory space to install. It was also used to ease the transition between typewriters and computers because of its nostalgic value and typewriter-esque appeal in new digitally formatted documents. It is now a standard “system font” on most printers and computers such as Microsoft Windows. It is considered, as mentioned by its creator, dignified and stable most likely because it can translate easily between documents and technologies. “A letter can be just an ordinary messenger, or it can be the Courier which radiates dignity, prestige, and stability” The letters are “stable” with their shape following a perfect circle format while its hefty serifs help to balance its overall feel. The serifs also allow the typeface to seem “dignified” because it mimics an old style typeface. This combined with its rounded shaped adds a modern and universally legible quality to its design as a whole. Courier is not too simple and not too complex but falls in a comfortable middle ground which has allowed it to transcend into modern computer interfaces. Today, it also evokes a feeling of nostalgia for those who used Courier in the first digital typewriters. Courier Ragged Courier New Dark Courier Courier Standard Courier Prime Courier 10 Pitch Styles: -Howard Kettler, Founder Bryn Pennetti