Classifying Letterforms
Today, designers and desktop publishers have thousands of typefaces in the Adobe Type Library to choose from, with new designs added on a regular basis. To help make the job of selecting type easier, we’ve organized the library according to a simplified classification system based on type styles. Most of the categories are drawn from the internationally recognized system adopted by the Association Typographique Internationale (ATypI). However, many typefaces fit into more than one category, and even the experts can’t agree. In addition, we’ve added categories unique to the Adobe Type Library, such as opticals.
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