The 50 Most Popular Typefaces in the World

Roger Excoffon £00Z Brooklyn, New York, USA Yann Le Coroller Z961 Marseilles, France, EU Hermann Berthold 8681 Berlin, Germany, EU LOOZ Paris, France, EU Frie Gill 1927 Antique Olive Alte Haas Grotesk Tobias Frere-Jones & Jesse Ragan xadu 1993 Bristol, England, EU Frederic W. Goudy 1926 New York, New York, USA Akzidenz Grotesk 2000 Max Miedinger & Eduard Hoffman Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA 1915 Zurich, Switzerland, EU Goudy Old Style 1957 Helvetica euepuaA Univers 9661 Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA 1954 Paris, France, EU Yorklyn, Delaware, USA Helvetica Neue Impact Inter Adrian Frutiger 1983 1965 Zurich, Switzerland, EU Sheffield, England, EU Max Miedinger & Eduard Hoffman Geoffrey Lee Typefaces of the World As designers our greatest tools are the typefaces we use. Having knowledge of these tools is essential. Knowing the origin of the typeface can greatly influence the way you design with them. 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California, USA Mrs. Eaven ondon, England, EU Arnhem, Netherlands, EU Jos Buivenga Giambattista Bodoni a, Italy, EU n lese California. USA Carol Twombly & Robert Slimbach opug 0ssasue Tuhun Delaware, USA vsn 'ueA MaN saang R6 News Gothic Christian Schwartz Bournemouth, England, EU Chauncey H. Griffith Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA Matthew Carter Optima Avenir Prexima Sans Woburn, Massachusetts, USA Ed Merritt gmingham, England, EU 1952 Frankfurt, Germany, EU Baltimore. Maryland. USA 1961 Morris Fuller Benton Trajan St. Paul, Minnesota, USA New York, New York, USA 1982 Trade Gothic Traue Wilmington, Massachusetts, USA Hermann Zapf 1932 Woburn, Massachusetts, USA London, England, EU San Jose, California, USA Herb Lubalin San Francisco, Cantornia, USA Monotype Design Studio Robin Nicholas & Patricia Saunders Stanley Morison & Victor Lardent Cardi Twomury SUINuar JaIsay ackSon Duurke Roger Excoffon Yann Le Coroller Z961 Marseilles, France, EU Hermann Berthold LOOZ Paris, France, EU Brooklyn, New York, USA 8681 Berlin, Germany, EU Frie Gill 1927 Tobias Frere-Jones & Jesse Ragan xadu 1993 Antique Olive Bristol, England, EU Frederic W. Goudy Alte Haas Grotesk 1926 New York, New York, USA Akzidenz Grotesk 2000 Max Miedinger & Eduard Hoffman Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA 1915 Zurich, Switzerland, EU 1957 Goudy Old Style Helvetica Univers 9661 Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA Paris, France, EU 1954 Yorklyn, Delaware, USA Helvetica Neue Impact Inter Adrian Frutiger 1983 1965 Zurich, Switzerland, EU Sheffield, England, EU Max Miedinger & Eduard Hoffman Geoffrey Lee Typefaces of the World As designers our greatest tools are the typefaces we use. Having knowledge of these tools is essential. Knowing the origin of the typeface can greatly influence the way you design with them. This visual representation shows fifty of the most Designed in Europe widely used typefaces this century followed by the Designed in the United States year designed, location and typographer. 2011 O Shelby White / Wanken Mathes Carter Paul Renner Tohias Frere-Jones 1528 Frankfurt, Germany, EU Nicolas Jenson Ludwig Goller Paris. France. FU Futura 26 Hamburg, Germany, EU Jonathan Hoefler & Tobias Frere-Jones Frankfurt, Germany, EU Firmin Didot Venice, Italy, EU Hans Reichel 1470 New York, New York, USA Paris, France, EU 1994 Charles Bigelow & Kris Holmes ranklin Gothic New York, New York, USA Robert Besley Jenson 03 'Auewag z 197 HOuag jaun4 Su Hagen, Germany, EU California, USA san Jose, Erik Spiekermann 1989 Lubalin Graph 1985 Berlin, Germany, EU kre Calitornia, USA v Jersey, USA Robert Slimbach William Caslon ondon, England, EU Zuzana Licko Mrs. Eaven Berkeley. California, USA Giambattista Bodoni a, Italy, EU Arnhem, Netherlands, EU Jos Buivenga n lese California. USA vsn 'ueA MaN saang R6 Carol Twombly & Robert Slimbach Tuhun Delaware, USA Chauncey H. Griffith Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA Matthew Carter News Gothic Avenir Christian Schwartz Bournemouth, England, EU Optima gmingham, England, EU Prexima Sans Woburn, Massachusetts, USA Baltimore. Maryland. USA 1961 New York, New York, USA 1982 1952 Frankfurt, Germany, EU Ed Merritt Trajan Trade Gothic Traue St. Paul, Minnesota, USA Morris Fuller Benton Woburn, Massachusetts, USA 1932 Wilmington, Massachusetts, USA Hermann Zapf Herb Lubalin London, England, EU San Jose, California, USA Robin Nicholas & Patricia Saunders San Francisco, Cantornia, USA Monotype Design Studio Stanley Morison & Victor Lardent SUINuar JaIsay Cardi Twomury Roger Excoffon Yann Le Coroller Z961 Marseilles, France, EU Hermann Berthold LOOZ Paris, France, EU Brooklyn, New York, USA 8681 Berlin, Germany, EU Frie Gill 1927 Tobias Frere-Jones & Jesse Ragan xadu 1993 Antique Olive Bristol, England, EU Frederic W. Goudy Alte Haas Grotesk 1926 New York, New York, USA Akzidenz Grotesk 2000 Max Miedinger & Eduard Hoffman Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA 1915 Zurich, Switzerland, EU 1957 Goudy Old Style Helvetica Univers 9661 Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA Paris, France, EU 1954 Yorklyn, Delaware, USA Helvetica Neue Impact Inter Adrian Frutiger 1983 1965 Zurich, Switzerland, EU Sheffield, England, EU Max Miedinger & Eduard Hoffman Geoffrey Lee Typefaces of the World As designers our greatest tools are the typefaces we use. Having knowledge of these tools is essential. Knowing the origin of the typeface can greatly influence the way you design with them. This visual representation shows fifty of the most Designed in Europe widely used typefaces this century followed by the Designed in the United States year designed, location and typographer. 2011 O Shelby White / Wanken Mathes Carter Paul Renner Tohias Frere-Jones 1528 Frankfurt, Germany, EU Nicolas Jenson Ludwig Goller Paris. France. FU Futura 26 Hamburg, Germany, EU Jonathan Hoefler & Tobias Frere-Jones Frankfurt, Germany, EU Firmin Didot Venice, Italy, EU Hans Reichel 1470 New York, New York, USA Paris, France, EU 1994 Charles Bigelow & Kris Holmes ranklin Gothic New York, New York, USA Robert Besley Jenson 03 'Auewag z 197 HOuag jaun4 Su Hagen, Germany, EU California, USA san Jose, Erik Spiekermann 1989 Lubalin Graph 1985 Berlin, Germany, EU kre Calitornia, USA v Jersey, USA Robert Slimbach William Caslon ondon, England, EU Zuzana Licko Mrs. Eaven Berkeley. California, USA Giambattista Bodoni a, Italy, EU Arnhem, Netherlands, EU Jos Buivenga n lese California. USA vsn 'ueA MaN saang R6 Carol Twombly & Robert Slimbach Tuhun Delaware, USA Chauncey H. Griffith Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA Matthew Carter News Gothic Avenir Christian Schwartz Bournemouth, England, EU Optima gmingham, England, EU Prexima Sans Woburn, Massachusetts, USA Baltimore. Maryland. USA 1961 New York, New York, USA 1982 1952 Frankfurt, Germany, EU Ed Merritt Trajan Trade Gothic Traue St. Paul, Minnesota, USA Morris Fuller Benton Woburn, Massachusetts, USA 1932 Wilmington, Massachusetts, USA Hermann Zapf Herb Lubalin London, England, EU San Jose, California, USA Robin Nicholas & Patricia Saunders San Francisco, Cantornia, USA Monotype Design Studio Stanley Morison & Victor Lardent SUINuar JaIsay Cardi Twomury Roger Excoffon Yann Le Coroller Z961 Marseilles, France, EU Hermann Berthold LOOZ Paris, France, EU Brooklyn, New York, USA 8681 Berlin, Germany, EU Frie Gill 1927 Tobias Frere-Jones & Jesse Ragan xadu 1993 Antique Olive Bristol, England, EU Frederic W. Goudy Alte Haas Grotesk 1926 New York, New York, USA Akzidenz Grotesk 2000 Max Miedinger & Eduard Hoffman Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA 1915 Zurich, Switzerland, EU 1957 Goudy Old Style Helvetica Univers 9661 Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA Paris, France, EU 1954 Yorklyn, Delaware, USA Helvetica Neue Impact Inter Adrian Frutiger 1983 1965 Zurich, Switzerland, EU Sheffield, England, EU Max Miedinger & Eduard Hoffman Geoffrey Lee Typefaces of the World As designers our greatest tools are the typefaces we use. Having knowledge of these tools is essential. Knowing the origin of the typeface can greatly influence the way you design with them. This visual representation shows fifty of the most Designed in Europe widely used typefaces this century followed by the Designed in the United States year designed, location and typographer. 2011 O Shelby White / Wanken Mathes Carter Paul Renner Tohias Frere-Jones 1528 Frankfurt, Germany, EU Nicolas Jenson Ludwig Goller Paris. France. FU Futura 26 Hamburg, Germany, EU Jonathan Hoefler & Tobias Frere-Jones Frankfurt, Germany, EU Firmin Didot Venice, Italy, EU Hans Reichel 1470 New York, New York, USA Paris, France, EU 1994 Charles Bigelow & Kris Holmes ranklin Gothic New York, New York, USA Robert Besley Jenson 03 'Auewag z 197 HOuag jaun4 Su Hagen, Germany, EU California, USA san Jose, Erik Spiekermann 1989 Lubalin Graph 1985 Berlin, Germany, EU kre Calitornia, USA v Jersey, USA Robert Slimbach William Caslon ondon, England, EU Zuzana Licko Mrs. Eaven Berkeley. California, USA Giambattista Bodoni a, Italy, EU Arnhem, Netherlands, EU Jos Buivenga n lese California. USA vsn 'ueA MaN saang R6 Carol Twombly & Robert Slimbach Tuhun Delaware, USA Chauncey H. Griffith Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA Matthew Carter News Gothic Avenir Christian Schwartz Bournemouth, England, EU Optima gmingham, England, EU Prexima Sans Woburn, Massachusetts, USA Baltimore. Maryland. USA 1961 New York, New York, USA 1982 1952 Frankfurt, Germany, EU Ed Merritt Trajan Trade Gothic Traue St. Paul, Minnesota, USA Morris Fuller Benton Woburn, Massachusetts, USA 1932 Wilmington, Massachusetts, USA Hermann Zapf Herb Lubalin London, England, EU San Jose, California, USA Robin Nicholas & Patricia Saunders San Francisco, Cantornia, USA Monotype Design Studio Stanley Morison & Victor Lardent SUINuar JaIsay Cardi Twomury Roger Excoffon Yann Le Coroller Z961 Marseilles, France, EU Hermann Berthold LOOZ Paris, France, EU Brooklyn, New York, USA 8681 Berlin, Germany, EU Frie Gill 1927 Tobias Frere-Jones & Jesse Ragan xadu 1993 Antique Olive Bristol, England, EU Frederic W. Goudy Alte Haas Grotesk 1926 New York, New York, USA Akzidenz Grotesk 2000 Max Miedinger & Eduard Hoffman Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA 1915 Zurich, Switzerland, EU 1957 Goudy Old Style Helvetica Univers 9661 Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA Paris, France, EU 1954 Yorklyn, Delaware, USA Helvetica Neue Impact Inter Adrian Frutiger 1983 1965 Zurich, Switzerland, EU Sheffield, England, EU Max Miedinger & Eduard Hoffman Geoffrey Lee Typefaces of the World As designers our greatest tools are the typefaces we use. Having knowledge of these tools is essential. Knowing the origin of the typeface can greatly influence the way you design with them. This visual representation shows fifty of the most Designed in Europe widely used typefaces this century followed by the Designed in the United States year designed, location and typographer. 2011 O Shelby White / Wanken Mathes Carter Paul Renner Tohias Frere-Jones 1528 Frankfurt, Germany, EU Nicolas Jenson Ludwig Goller Paris. France. FU Futura 26 Hamburg, Germany, EU Jonathan Hoefler & Tobias Frere-Jones Frankfurt, Germany, EU Firmin Didot Venice, Italy, EU Hans Reichel 1470 New York, New York, USA Paris, France, EU 1994 Charles Bigelow & Kris Holmes ranklin Gothic New York, New York, USA Robert Besley Jenson 03 'Auewag z 197 HOuag jaun4 Su Hagen, Germany, EU California, USA san Jose, Erik Spiekermann 1989 Lubalin Graph 1985 Berlin, Germany, EU kre Calitornia, USA v Jersey, USA Robert Slimbach William Caslon ondon, England, EU Zuzana Licko Mrs. Eaven Berkeley. California, USA Giambattista Bodoni a, Italy, EU Arnhem, Netherlands, EU Jos Buivenga n lese California. USA vsn 'ueA MaN saang R6 Carol Twombly & Robert Slimbach Tuhun Delaware, USA Chauncey H. Griffith Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA Matthew Carter News Gothic Avenir Christian Schwartz Bournemouth, England, EU Optima gmingham, England, EU Prexima Sans Woburn, Massachusetts, USA Baltimore. Maryland. USA 1961 New York, New York, USA 1982 1952 Frankfurt, Germany, EU Ed Merritt Trajan Trade Gothic Traue St. Paul, Minnesota, USA Morris Fuller Benton Woburn, Massachusetts, USA 1932 Wilmington, Massachusetts, USA Hermann Zapf Herb Lubalin London, England, EU San Jose, California, USA Robin Nicholas & Patricia Saunders San Francisco, Cantornia, USA Monotype Design Studio Stanley Morison & Victor Lardent SUINuar JaIsay Cardi Twomury