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124: Bodoni: An Incomplete History of Type

Updated: Dec 15, 2023



Name: Bodoni

Release Date: 1798

Designers: Giambattista Bodoni

Classification: Modern Serif Script

Owned By: Linotype

Claim to Fame: One of the older typefaces still in use as a font today.




REFERENCES


Boardley, J. (2021, May 30). A Brief History of Type. I Love Typography. https://ilovetypography.com/2008/05/30/a-brief-history-of-type-part-4/


Bodoni Font Family Typeface Story. Fonts.com. (n.d.). Retrieved March 3, 2022, from https://www.fonts.com/font/linotype/bodoni/story


Design: Bodoni. CBA Italy. (2021, July 28). Retrieved March 3, 2022, from https://cba-design.com/italy/en/insights/bodoni-2/


Evans, J. (2016, September 14). Typeface History: Bodoni - Janee Evans. Medium. https://medium.com/@jevans67/typeface-history-bodoni-f2ef2d285cfe


Giambattista Bodoni | Italian printer. (2022, February 12). Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Giambattista-Bodoni


Keskinen, S. (2021, April 16). Bodoni Typeface- Giambattista Bodoni | GD 203. NC State University. https://go.distance.ncsu.edu/gd203/?p=69814


Lekach, M. (2018, January 23). 8 famous fonts and designers who made them. 99designs. https://99designs.ca/blog/creative-inspiration/8-famous-fonts-and-designers-who-made-them/


Morganlmurray, P. by. (2014, July 3). Bodoni. The History, Style and Use of Type. Retrieved March 3, 2022, from https://morganlmurrayims224researchtopic.wordpress.com/2014/07/03/bodoni/


Suk, S. (2019, November 21). Typeface — Bodoni - Stefanie Suk. Medium. https://medium.com/@ssuk/typeface-bodoni-e08160eeefdd





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