Original Sans
Capitals first, lowercase nearly two decades later
A revival of a sans serif from the Figgins Typefoundry, 1832. The form had appeared in Caslon specimen books before this cut; lowercase variants arrived 18 years after the uppercase, leaving period specimens largely all-capital. Part of Commercial Type's Classics series, which aims to bring historical typefaces back into active use.
Set in Original Sans
Insights
- Lowercase letterforms arrived 18 years after the uppercase, leaving 19th-century specimens dominated by all-cap settings.
- Commercial Classics frames the project as reviving historical forms for contemporary use, not purely archival preservation.
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