Slab serifs

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Slab serifs The typophiles discuss their favorite slab serifs (Egyptians). I summarize their suggestions: The grandmother category: Clarendon. People also mention Rockwell (Monotype) [and Memphis], but with zero enthusiasm. The overall favorite: Archer (Hoefler and Frere Jones). Serious contenders: Neutra Slab (Kris Sowersby), Enclave (Terminal Design), Silica (Stone Type Foundry), Giza (Font Bureau), Stymie (Morris Fuller Benton; URW++), Chaparral (Carol Twombly, 1997-2000), PMN Caecilia (Peter Mathhias Noordzij), Brioni (Typotheque), Stag (Christian Schwartz), Facebuster (Silas Dilworth). Also rans: Soho, Amasis (Ascender), Apex Serif (Chester Jenkins), Vista Slab (Emigre), Rayuela Chocolate (Pampa Type), Cholla Slab (Emigre), Dispatch (Cyrus Highsmith, Font Bureau), Joanna (Eric Gill), Black Sabbath (YouWorkForThem), FF Zine, Unit Slab (Kris Sowersby), United Serif, Hellenic Wide (Jukebox Type), Glypha, Serifa (Adrian Frutiger), Officina Serif (Erik Spiekermann), TheSerif (Lucas de Groot), Schadow (George Trump), FF Tisa, Welt Antiqua (Nebiolo; on which Archer was based), Lexia (Dalton Maag), Farao (Fountain), Quadra57 (Berthold), Prelo Slab, Guardian Egyptian, Popular (Christian Schwartz), Ziggurat (Hoefler), Lubalin Graph, Aptifer Slab (Fontcaster), Morgan Avec.	EXTERNAL LINKS Slab serifs MyFonts search Monotype search Fontspring search Google search INTERNAL LINKS Choice of fonts ⦿ Clarendon ⦿ Eric Gill and his typefaces ⦿

file name: Carol Twombly Chaparral Pro Display Light 1997 2000

file name: Carol Twombly Chaparral Pro Regular 1997 2000

file name: Carol Twombly Chaparral 1997 Poster by Megan Hickman 2014

file name: Carol Twombly Chaparral 1997 Poster by Megan Hickman 2014b

file name: Carol Twombly Chaparral 1997 Poster by Megan Hickman 2014c

file name: Xavier Dupre Vista Slab 2008

file name: Sebastian Lester Soho 2008b

file name: Frank Hinman Pierpont Rockwell Std Bold 1934 Monotype Version

file name: Frank Hinman Pierpont Rockwell Std Condensed 1934 Monotype Version

file name: Frank Hinman Pierpont Rockwell Std Light 1934 Monotype Version

file name: Frank Hinman Pierpont Rockwell Std Roman 1934 Monotype Version

file name: Adrian Frutiger Serifa55 Roman 1967 1968

file name: Adrian Frutiger Serifa75 Black 1967 1968

file name: Adrian Frutiger Serifa B E F X Light 1967 1968

file name: Sumner Stone Silica 1993a

file name: Sumner Stone Silica 1993b

file name: Sumner Stone Silica Black 1993

file name: Sumner Stone Silica Extra Light 1993

file name: Marten Thavenius Aptifer Sans 2006

file name: Marten Thavenius Aptifer Sans 2006b

file name: Marten Thavenius Aptifer Slab 2006

file name: Marten Thavenius Aptifer Slab 2006b

file name: Marten Thavenius Aptifer Slab Black 2006

file name: Alejandro Lo Celso Rayuela 2001

file name: Alejandro Lo Celso Rayuela Chocolate 2001

file name: Alejandro Lo Celso Rayuela Luz 2001

file name: Alejandro Lo Celso Rayuela Miscelenea 2001

file name: Rick Valicenti Chester Jenkins Apex Serif 2003

file name: Rick Valicenti Chester Jenkins Apex Serif 2003b

file name: Rick Valicenti Chester Jenkins Apex Serif 2003c

file name: Rick Valicenti Chester Jenkins Apex Serif 2003d

file name: Rick Valicenti Chester Jenkins Apex Serif 2003e

file name: Rick Valicenti Chester Jenkins Apex Serif 2003f

file name: Rick Valicenti Chester Jenkins Apex Serif 2003g

file name: David Berlow Giza

file name: Peter Matthias Noordzij Caecilia Etext Bold 2013

file name: Peter Matthias Noordzij Caecilia 2

file name: Peter Matthias Noordzij Caecilia

file name: Peter Matthias Noordzij P M N Caecilia 1991

file name: Peter Matthias Noordzij P M N Caecilia 1990

file name: Peter Matthias Noordzij P M N Caecilia 1990b

file name: Ron Carpenter Lexia 2007c

file name: Ron Carpenter Lexia Typographic Advertising 2007

file name: Stefan Kjartansson Black Sabbath 2008f

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