The style of Bodoni, like I mentioned before is modern. It was used in many italian books and publications of the time, and continued to be used throughout history. Unlike Baskerville’s great failure when it was created, Bodoni seems to have been liked right off the bat. With it being so old, designers have done iteration after iteration of this famed font, making it the versatile beauty it is today. That being said, there are many different versions of this font for almost any occasion, ranging from a large style poster face, to simple cold type versions. The style grew as the demand for more geometric and modern type did, so that is how Bodoni evolved to where it is today. Although the font Bodoni is considered “modern” today, some earlier drafts of it are said to be transitional alongside Baskerville. However, Bodoni took said ideas to the next level by creating even more contrast between the thick and thin strokes, making letters more vertical, and greatly condensing width more than Baskerville had ever done. Bodoni was inspired under the ideas of John Baskerville when he designed his namesake typeface. Here we have a modern serif typeface designed by an italian man named Giambattista Bodoni in 1798. This typeface quickly followed Baskerville and it’s modifications moved it’s type style to a new era: modern. Because I did my last “good typeface” post on Baskerville, I thought it only acceptable to my next on Bodoni.
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