Patricia Saunders

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Patricia Saunders British type designer (1933-2019)who worked for decades in Monotype's design studio. Her typefaces: With Robin Nicholas, she co-designed the Arial family at Monotype from 1990-1992. The script font Monotype Corsiva (1991). Images by Mary Zambello: Monotype Corsiva. Columbus (1992; +Ornaments, +Bold). This is a Monotype original dating from 1933. Ascender writes: Columbus has a fresh and lively hand-drawn feel but works well with today's computer systems and printers. An excellent text face, Columbus can also be used for display in advertising, posters, flyers and headlines, where the true elegance and beauty of the letters can be seen. Columbus was designed by Patricia Saunders and directed by Robin Nicholas in 1992 to celebrate the quincentenary of the voyage from Spanish shores by Christopher Columbus. The regular weight is based on types used in Spain by Jorge Coci circa 1513, and the italic is derived from a font cut by Robert Granjon circa 1543 and used by Bartolome de Najera in 1548 to print a famous manual by the writing master Juan de Yciar. FontShop link. Klingspor link.	EXTERNAL LINKS Patricia Saunders [Designer info] Monotype link Behance page Klingspor Museum page MyFonts search Monotype search Fontspring search Google search INTERNAL LINKS Type designers ⦿ Type designers ⦿ Type design in the United Kingdom ⦿