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Clarendon for text?

The typophiles discuss the utility of Clarendon for text, given that is reads bolder than other text typefaces. The comments were generally positive. Some suggest Clarendon-like alternatives, including

  • Sentinel (1999, Hoefler Frere Jones). I quietly disagree---I find Sentinel a bit too sanitized and 21st century clean.
  • Century Schoolbook in one of its many forms. All based on Morris Fuller Benton's Century Schoolbook from 1915-1923.
  • Guardian Text Egyptian (2004-2005, Christian Schwartz).

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Clarendon ⦿ Morris Fuller Benton ⦿






file name: Hoefler Frere Jones Sentinel 1999


file name: Hoefler Frere Jones Sentinel 1999a


file name: Hoefler Frere Jones Sentinel 1999b


file name: Hoefler Frere Jones Sentinel 1999c


file name: Hoefler Frere Jones Sentinel 1999d


file name: Hoefler Frere Jones Sentinel 1999e


file name: Hoefler Frere Jones Sentinel 1999f


file name: Hoefler Frere Jones Sentinel 1999g


file name: Hoefler Frere Jones Sentinel 1999h


file name: Hoefler Frere Jones Sentinel 1999i


file name: Hoefler Sentinel Ornaments 2020


file name: Yelena Tzaregorodtseva Schoolbook 1996 after Morris Fuller Benton 1915 1923


file name: Yelena Tzaregorodtseva Schoolbook 1996 after Morris Fuller Benton 1915 1923b


file name: Christian Schwartz Guardian Text Egyptian 2005





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