Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Didot Lolita Lolita Lolita Type Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Specimen Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lo-
Didot Type Specimen Dianne Lombard Fall 2015 Quotes from “Lolita� written by Vladimir Nabokov / 1955
d
d
A BRIEF HISTORY
Didot was originally developed by Firmin Didot in Paris, France. It is part of the Modern typeface family, characterized by horizontal stress, flat and unbracketed serifs, and high stroke contrast. The typeface takes inspiration from John Baskerville.
abc f1784— gh lmn A collection of related typefaces developed in the period
cde h—1811 ijk nop
Described as
NEOCLASSICAL and evocative of the Age of Enlightenmnet
Lo. Lee. Ta. REGULAR
DIDOT
ITALIC
DIDOT
BOLD
DIDOT
“Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul. Lolee-ta: the tip of the tongue taking a trip of three steps down the palate to tap, at three, on the teeth. Lo. Lee. Ta.” b:30pt
Lo. Lee. Ta. b:187pt
Many earlly digital versions of the face suffered from a type syndrome called “dazzle,� where the hairline stroke in smaller point sizes disappears altogether. Some adaptations have counteracted that by increasing stroke weight in smaller point sizes, including those by Adrian Frutiger for Linotype foundry, and by Jonathan Hoeffler for H&FJ.
type flat serifs
concave t ascender
Strong horizontal stress
rounded terminal
Strong stroke contrast
Aa
Aa Bb
b:60pt
b:150pt
Ff Jj Nn Rr Vv r:40pt
Cc Gg Kk Oo Ss Ww
Dd Ee Hh Ii Ll Mm Pp Qq Tt Uu Xx Yy
Zz b:150pt
Zz b:60pt
72
60
AAA AAA
AAA
10 9 8 6
AAA
11
AAA
12
AAA
14
AAA
18
AAA
24
AAA
30
AAA
36
AAA
48
AAA AAA AAA
72
60
AAA AAA
48
AAA
36
AAA
30
AAA
24
AAA
18
AAA
14
AAA
12
AAA
11
AAA
10 9 8 6
AAA AAA AAA AAA
“It was love at first sight, at last sight, at ever and ever sight.� b:48pt
BO LD
O D
Aa Bb Cc
ft
FIRMIN DIDOT
(1764—1836) A French printer, engraver and type founder. He invented the word “stereotype,” which in printing refers to the metal printing plate created for the actual printing of pages (as opposed to printing pages directly with movable type), and used the process extensively, revolutionizing the book trade by his cheap editions.
The original font was later developed into a digital typeface by Adrian Frutiger in 1991.
“I knew I had fallen in love with Lolita forever; r:24pt
but I also knew she would not be forever Lolita.�
!"#$%&'()*+ {|}~¡¢£¤¥¦§¨©ª«¬®¯
+,-./:;<=>?@ ¯°±²³´µ¶·¸¹º»¼½¾¿
glyphs
&
&
Didot has be reinterpreted, revised and replicated for centuries. It is a classic, modern typeface that has withstood much criticism to continue to be widely successful. It has now become the typeface of many big names in the fashion industry such as Vogue and Harperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bazaar. It is also serving as the typeface choice for the Giorgio Armani logo.
“He brok i:72pt
You m
ke my heart.
merely broke my life.â&#x20AC;? i:42pt
Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolit Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolit Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolit Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Loli lita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolit Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolit Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolit Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolit Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolit Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolit Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolit Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolit Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolit Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolit Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolit Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolit Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolit Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolit Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolit Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolit Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolita Lolit