Gauthier FY
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A contemporary old style serif drawing on Renaissance models, with a Granjon-influenced italic and a contrasting monolinear Display Thin for headline use.
About
The text family runs across Regular, Medium and Bold with matching italics, drawing on the calligraphic tradition of Robert Granjon for the italic's details. Capitals sit just below the ascender height and a generous x-height supports readability at smaller sizes. The separately sold Gauthier Display Thin departs from the main family with a monolinear stroke, intended to create tonal contrast in editorial layouts, packaging and posters.
Classification
A contemporary old style serif with Renaissance roots, influenced by punchcutter Robert Granjon's italic tradition. The pairing of a text family with a monolinear Display Thin subfamily spans both text and display classification, but the core design is firmly old style.