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a type specimen

designed by

in and out of

the box

is the premiere work of the Dutch designer

Peter Matth

ias Noordzij. He made the first

sketches for this slab serif d

esign in 1983

during his third year of study in The Hague,

and the full font fa

mily was released by

Linotype in 1990. The PMN prefix represents

the designer’s initials, and Caecilia

is his

wife’s name.

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his fonthas subtle variations of stroke thickness, a tall x-height, open counters, and vivacious true italics. Noordzij combined classical ductus with his own contemporary expression to create a friendly and versatile slab serif family.

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numerous weights from light to heavy, and styles including small caps, Old style figures, and Central European characters,

PMN Caecilia has all the elements necessary for rich typographic expression.

ith

Roman

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a sla

b serif

(also

calle

d

mec

hanist

ic, sq

uare s

erif

or

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tian) t

ypef

ace i

s a ty

pe of

serif

typef

ace c

harac

teriz

ed

by th

ick, b

lock

-like s

erifs

.

Serif

term

inal

s may

be e

ither

blunt a

nd angu

lar o

r rounded

.

Slab se

rif ty

pefac

es g

ener

ally

have n

o bra

cket

(fea

ture

connec

ting t

he stro

kes to

the s

erifs

). Som

e consid

er

slab se

rifs t

o be a

subse

t of

moder

n serif

typef

aces

.

n ty

pogra

phy,

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they are most commonly used in large

headlines and advertisements but are

seldom used in body text. The exception

is those that are monospaced, because

of their usage in typewriters, but that is

declining as electronic publishing becomes

more common. Another recent exception

is the typeface designed for The Guardian

newspaper in the UK which is an Egyptian

used through the paper as body text.

ecause of their bold appearance,

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new typefaces were needed for use in advertising, posters, and flyers. Slab serif printing type was first commercially introduced by Vincent Figgins under the name Antique, with copies of specimen dated 1815 and 1817.

printed material began to branch out from the familiar realm of books,

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HeavySmall CapsItalic

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in and out

of the

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