Poynter Oldstyle

Font Bureau · Tobias Frere-Jones · 1997

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Tobias Frere-Jones's oldstyle newspaper serif designed for the Poynter Institute, with dedicated Text and Display optical families.

About

Poynter Oldstyle was developed for the Poynter Institute's newspaper design research programme, resulting in a family calibrated specifically for newsprint conditions. Separate Text and Display versions address the optical corrections needed across size ranges. The companion Poynter Gothic completes the system.

Classification

Part of the Poynter Design Group; three optical-size specific subfamilies (Text, Italic, Display); designed for the Poynter Institute and commissioned newspaper use

Weights

RegularMediumBold

Optical sizes and widths

TextDisplay

Family

Poynter Oldstyle TextPoynter Oldstyle DisplayPoynter Gothic

Languages

Latin