Simplicity & Elegance

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B O D O N I

Simplicity & Elegance In this research we studied Bodoni Typeface, a modern serfi typeface used nowadays to demonstrate elegance Bodoni is a typeface designed by Giambattista Bodoni in the late 18th century, in Italy. It’s classfied as a modern serif like Didot. The work of Bodoni was influenced by John Baskerville and Firmin Didot. Bodoni was an expert printer who ran a prestigious printing office under the patronage of the Duke of Parma, and the design of his type was permitted by and showcased the quality of his company’s work in metal-casting, printing and of the paper made in Parma. Today is recognised as an elegant typeface, usually used on fashion magazines.

Some of its characteristics are: Vertical axes

Coursera

Low x-height

Strong modulation

Unbracketed serifs

Sources: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giambattista_Bodoni https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodoni https://es.letrag.com/tipografia.php?id=11