Typeface Design for Newspaper and Digital Text
Newspaper text with compact proportions
Exchange is a newspaper text typeface designed by Tobias Frere-Jones with compact proportions. It draws on nineteenth-century Ionic slab serif conventions and Bell Gothic. Ink notches and MicroPlus hinting support use at smaller digital sizes. The family has been expanded.
Set in Exchange
Insights
- Ink notches are a technical feature included to support performance at smaller digital sizes.
- MicroPlus hinting extends the family's usefulness to smaller digital contexts beyond its newspaper text origins.
- Compact proportions are a deliberate characteristic of the design, consistent with newspaper text requirements.
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