New Doric
From newspaper project to full variable-font family
New Doric is a typeface family designed by Paul Barnes and Tim Ripper, conceived as a systematic modernization of the Doric grotesque tradition. The project originated from a Daily Telegraph project that prompted Barnes to rethink Caslon Doric rather than simply digitize it. Drawing on the historical lineage from Schelter & Giesecke Grotesk through Akzidenz Grotesk to Neue Haas Grotesk, the designers pursued a cleaner, tighter, and more consistent interpretation with a full variable-font weight and width range.
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- Caslon Doric's existing digital version deliberately preserved inconsistencies from weights and widths cut at different times by different hands, making it unsuitable as a variable-font source.
- The Daily Telegraph project provided the practical impetus to reinterpret rather than restore the Doric form.
- The historical modernization chain—Schelter & Giesecke Grotesk → Akzidenz Grotesk → Neue Haas Grotesk—served as the explicit design model for New Doric's development approach.
- The family spans six subfamilies: New Doric, New Doric Narrow, New Doric Condensed, New Doric X Condensed, New Doric Wide, and New Doric Extended.
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