The result of painstaking research, ITC Bodoni is perhaps the most faithful interpretation of Bodoni available. While most digital versions of Giambattista’s masterpiece are too delicate to be used at small sizes, ITC Bodoni is as usable for text as the original, thanks to its roots in various sizes of Bodoni’s actual metal type. 29/38pt, Seventy-Two
6/7.5pt, Six The design process involved
two trips to Parma, Italy and intensive study of Bodoni’s 1818 Manuale Tipografico as a benchmark for accuracy. In the words of Sumner Stone, the project’s ART DIRECTOR,“The search for Bodoni took on a new dimension and meaning. We were there not only to look at old books and old metal punches. We traveled to Parma to find the spirit of Bodoni — the real Bodoni.” The design process involved two trips to Parma, Italy and intensive study of Bodoni’s 1818 Manuale Tipografico as a
7/8.5pt, Six The design process
involved two trips to Parma, Italy and intensive study of Bodoni’s 1818 Manuale Tipografico as a benchmark for accuracy. In the words of Sumner Stone, the project’s ART DIRECTOR, “The search for Bodoni took on a new dimension and meaning. We were there not only to look at old books and old metal punches. We traveled to Parma to find the
The design process involved two trips to Parma, Italy and intensive study of Bodoni’s 1818 Manuale Tipografico as a benchmark for accuracy. In the words of Sumner Stone, the project’s ART DIRECTOR,“The search for Bodoni took on a new dimension and meaning. We were there not only to look 8/10pt, Six
THE TEAM DREW THREE MASTERS: ITC Bodoni Six, a weight specifically designed for small captions and settings, ITC Bodoni Twelve, a version intended for text setting, and ITC Bodoni Seventy-Two, a display design patterned after Bodoni’s 72-point “Papale”” font (and also including swash variants in the italics). The newly released OpenType version offers the best access to the SMALL CAPS, figure styles, swashes and other typographic features. The team drew three masters: ITC Bodoni Six, a weight specifically designed for small for 9/12pt, Twelve
THE TEAM DREW THREE MASTERS: ITC Bodoni Six, a weight specifically designed for small captions and settings, ITC Bodoni Twelve, a version intended for text setting, and ITC Bodoni Seventy-Two, a display design patterned after Bodoni’s 72-point “Papale”” font (and also including swash variants in the italics). The newly released OpenType version offers the best access to the SMALL CAPS, figure styles, swashes and other typographic 10/13pt, Twelve
THE TEAM DREW THREE MASTERS: ITC Bodoni Six, a weight specifically designed for small captions and settings, ITC Bodoni Twelve, a version intended for text setting, and ITC Bodoni Seventy-Two, a display design patterned after Bodoni’s 72-point “Papale” font (and also including swash variants in the italics). The newly released OpenType version 12/15pt, Twelve