Cochin :: Embrace Personality

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Embrace personalitĂ˝


The shape of the guitar and the typeface Cochin have something in common. They both have personality with essential components and unique qualities. You will see character and personality as it relates to Cochin and the beauty of the guitar, but you will hopefully find some of your personality as well.


extreme ear variation between family

widely spaced roman type

compressed italic stroke

Clover shape between serifs Thick swash, thin stroke


purist

Cochin was originally century copper them after Cochin, in 1917, and an interpretation of

Hard Metal and phototype versions of Cochin were used in some of the first issues of Rolling Stone magazine. Cochin is a wide and large typeface that was popular in the early 20th century. Cochin displays a curious mix of style elements and has many stylistic nuances that classified it as part of the Neorenaissance movement in typography.


designed by Georges Peignot in 1913. Peignot based the font on eighteenth engravings done by Nicolas Cochin. Georges Peignot designed two fonts and named one in 1912, and another in 1914. The design was adapted for Monotype machines American Type Founders produced a version in 1925. In 1977, Matthew Carter drew the design, called Cochin, for Linotype phototypesetting machines.

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Cochin Bold

Cochin Regular

Cochin Italic

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Ҥ ҥ Ҫ ҫ Ү ү Ұ ұ Ҳ ҳ Ҷ ҷ Ҹ ҹ Һ һ Ӂ ӂ Ӝ ӝ Ӟ ӟ Ӣ ӣ Ӥ ӥ

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À Á Â Ã Ä Å Æ Ç È É Ê Ë Ì Í Î Ï Ð Ñ Ò Ó Õ Ô Ö Ӕ Ӗ Ә

à á â ã ä å æ ç è é ê ë ì í î ï ð ñ ò ó ô õ ö ӕ ӗ ә

Ѐ Ё Ђ Ѓ Є Ѕ І Ї Ј Љ Њ Ћ Ќ Ѝ Ў Џ А Б В Г Д Е З ¢ £ ¤

Ѣ ѣ Ѫ ѫ Ѳ ѳ Ѵ ѵ Ҍ ҍ Ґ ґ Ғ ғ Җ җ Ҙ ҙ Қ қ Ҝ ҝ Ҡ ҡ Ң ң

Ҥ ҥ Ҫ ҫ Ү ү Ұ ұ Ҳ ҳ Ҷ ҷ Ҹ ҹ Һ һ Ӂ ӂ Ӝ ӝ Ӟ ӟ Ӣ ӣ Ӥ ӥ

Ӧ ӧ Ө ө Ӯ ӯ Ӱ ӱ Ӳ ӳ ¥ ¦ § ¨ © ª « ¬ ® ¯ ± ² ³ ¼ ½ ¾


Raechel Achelpohl Typography II MCC | 2009


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