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Originally designed and drawn by Firmin Didot in 1784 Redrawn by Adrian Frutiger for Linotype foundry in 1991 Type specimen book for Linotype Didot, designed by Charlotte Finley. See inside back cover for text acknowledgements.
Q Didot’s versatility through the ages is evident in its wide range of uses today, as well as the myriad situations it can be seen in throughout history. With its abrupt hairline serifs, and high contrast between thick and thin strokes, the typeface in its many reinterpretations conveys an elegance difficult to match. Favoured by Brodovitch during his years at the powerhouse Harper's Bazaar, Didot has become synonymous with fashion, style, and taste. As well as in various fashion magazine mastheads, Didot can be identified as the typeface that characterises CBS Company. Although the typeface was redrawn by Adrian Frutiger in 1991 for Linotype Foundry, for uses in a digital setting, the original letters of Didot were cut and cast as type by Firmin Didot in Paris, in 1784. The typeface remains France's greatest contribution to type design.
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Didot
invented the word stereotype
(which in fact refers to the metal printing plate used in the printing of pages)
He created Didot, and with it, established the Modern classification of typefaces.
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Roman 30pt
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24pt
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an 18pt
Sincilit quunti andit, qui cus a sae poribus am volut vellum
12pt Iquiae sum, simodis accum et fuga. Nequi voluptas endissit endem fugiandam recusae volupta volupta non perum fuga. 10pt Ga. Ex explab ipsanima quam
16pt
Solupist quo et praerundae porerion praes et andelen eculpa q
14pt Nem eaqui rest, et
re quam, qui alisseq uodiam int, atem re volorpos es mi
sundae conseratur rem estiure perepe velit, omnis aut harum autem quas dolor asinctibus andipsam et pla voluptat occae
8pt
Uptium eium dit, est iducimus intinciet mos mi, corae platet landae dus, con con pa corum voleseratat que voloresseque doluptatium hil es et ut harchit videm am faceper speritat mossenet aspiet quaepta inus asima distis aci
6pt
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Italic
30pt
24pt
Ximagnam, tem dolectia volupta tionse occuptat. Num acimus. Dus, ut quis alis et, asit ut o Ferferitat aut que comnihi caborem raerest lant voluptatus explia nonsedio illut verita autem faciur, ullam, cum nis
18pt
Sincilit quunti andit, qui cus a sae poribus am volut vellum
12pt Iquiae sum, simodis accum et fuga. Nequi voluptas endissit endem fugiandam recusae volupta volupta non perum fuga. 10pt Ga. Ex explab ipsanima quam
16pt
Solupist quo et praerundae porerion praes et andelen eculpa q
14pt Nem eaqui rest, et re
quam, qui alisseq uodiam int, atem re volorpos es mi
sundae conseratur rem estiure perepe velit, omnis aut harum autem quas dolor asinctibus andipsam et pla voluptat occae
8pt
Uptium eium dit, est iducimus intinciet mos mi, corae platet landae dus, con con pa corum voleseratat que voloresseque doluptatium hil es et ut harchit videm am faceper speritat mossenet aspiet quaepta inus asima distis aci
6pt
Otae eum ilitinu llaborenes rem etus. Aliqui quasit et et hario maximodis alitatur solum, ut ut doluptas explacepro ende eaqui nus quatem et aut mo cullaborem quam qui utatem facestet omnis aut la nulla corehent entem in consequod que dolum volorro bea volo in eatibus veruptam nimet et quatur, nam dolum nimus. Corerrum quat. Ulloreptur min num et faccus sitas
Bold 30pt
Ximagnam, tem dolectia volupta tionse occuptat. Num acimus. Dus, ut
24pt
Ferferitat aut que comnihi caborem raerest lant voluptatus explia nonsedio illut verita autem faciur, ullam, cum
18pt
Sincilit quunti andit, qui cus a sae poribus am volut vellum
12pt Iquiae sum, simodis accum et fuga. Nequi voluptas endissit endem fugiandam recusae volupta volupta non perum fuga. 10pt Ga. Ex explab ipsanima quam
16pt
Solupist quo et praerundae porerion praes et andelen eculpa q
14pt Nem eaqui rest, et
re quam, qui alisseq uodiam int, atem re volorpos es mi
sundae conseratur rem estiure perepe velit, omnis aut harum autem quas dolor asinctibus andipsam et pla voluptat occae
8pt
Uptium eium dit, est iducimus intinciet mos mi, corae platet landae dus, con con pa corum voleseratat que voloresseque doluptatium hil es et ut harchit videm am faceper speritat mossenet aspiet quaepta inus asima
6pt
Otae eum ilitinu llaborenes rem etus. Aliqui quasit et et hario maximodis alitatur solum, ut ut doluptas explacepro ende eaqui nus quatem et aut mo cullaborem quam qui utatem facestet omnis aut la nulla corehent entem in consequod que dolum volorro bea volo in eatibus veruptam nimet et quatur, nam dolum nimus. Corerrum quat. Ulloreptur min num et faccus sitas
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Add Didot to your collection today. Bibliography: Identifont: http://www.identifont.com/show?2T3 Linotype: http://www.linotype.com/370/firmindidot.html Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firmin_Didot http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didot_(typeface)
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