Harriet
Okay Type · Jackson Showalter-Cavanaugh · 2012
A two-optical-size transitional serif by Jackson Showalter-Cavanaugh, reworking Baskerville through the lens of Scotch Roman faces like Century, released in 2012 and recognised with a TDC Medal and Communication Arts trophy.
About
Harriet comes in Display and Text optical variants, the former offering exuberant contrast and sparkle at large sizes, the latter a more restrained elegance suited to body copy. Six weights from Thin to Black run across both sizes, each with a true italic, giving a total of 22 styles. OpenType features include small caps, discretionary ct and st ligatures, alternate figure styles and Vietnamese support added in version 2.0.
Classification
Harriet is described as a contemporary reimagining of Baskerville filtered through subsequent Transitional and proto-Modern faces, particularly Scotch Roman typefaces such as Century, placing it squarely in the transitional serif tradition.