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Lineto · Chiachi Chao
A serif designed by Chiachi Chao to sit harmoniously alongside Ming CJK typefaces, derived from shared transitional features in Latin and Chinese printing traditions.
About
Chiachi Chao identified formal correspondences between Latin serif and Ming letterforms that emerged during their respective periods of rationalisation, using those shared properties of stroke, ductus and proportion as the foundation for the design. The result works both as a standalone Latin text typeface and as a companion to a wide range of Ming fonts, addressing the persistent quality problem of Latin letterforms embedded within CJK type systems. Three optical subfamilies cover text, headline and display settings, supplemented by a variable family spanning upright and italic axes.
Classification
Described explicitly as a serif typeface; the design draws on transitional features shared between Latin serif and Ming (old-style CJK) typefaces, with rationalised stroke models and contrast informed by both traditions.