The creator of Helvetica
Max Miedinger
Developed from Carolingian to mimic the hand writing scribes used for the Gutenberg Bible.
What is blackletter?
Baskerville was designed by John Baskerville in Birmingham, England. It was designed in the...
1750's
Which typeface is considered the standard format for Microsoft Word?
Times New Roman
The space inside a bowl
Counter
The creator of Gill Sans
Eric Gill
Typeface based on a typeface cut by Nicholas Jenson in Venice around 1470.
What is Jenson?
Arial was designed by Robin Nicholas and Patrica Saunders for Monotype Typography in the...
1980's
The typeface used for federal tax forms as well as the NASA logo.
Helvetica
Parts of a letter that extends above the x-height
What is the asender.
The creator of Gotham
Tobias Frère Jones
Started as a collection of related fonts, cut letters, and cast them into a typeface.
What is Didot?
Gill sans was created by Eric Gill and produced by Monotype Corporation in the...
1920's
Commonly used for Aerospace- inspired movies, posters, etc.
What is Futura?
Part of a letter that falls below the x-height
What is the desender
The creator of Palatino
Herman Zapf
Originally created by Tobias Frère in 1955 and expanded upon by Cyrus Highsmith.
What is Benton?
The Georgia font was designed with Tom Rickner for the Microsoft Font collection in the...
1990's
The typeface most notably use for the logo of Netflix
Bebas Neue
Lower downward stroke of a letter like "R" & sometimes "Q".
What is the Leg?
The creator of Optima
Herman Zapf
Inspiration for the typeface came from grave plates in the Santa Croce Church in Florence.
What is Optima ?
Optima was first sketched by Herman zap but finally released in what year?
1958
This typeface was used for the questions on Jeopardy
Optima
Small Stroke extending from the right side of the bowl of a "g","r", & "f".
What is the Ear.