Typeface Family for Print and Web
A contemporary Bodoni reimagined specifically for sustained reading
Parmigiano Text is part of the Parmigiano Typographic System, an extensive multi-script family inspired by Giambattista Bodoni and named after Parma, the city where he established his printing house. The text cut is described as more solid than the Headline and more delicate than the Piccolo, recommended for continuous reading in magazines, books, and long-form documents at 10 points or larger. Compared to Bodoni's own text typefaces, it carries higher contrast but a less eccentric structure, with display-oriented details softened for a more neutral, versatile effect.
Set in Parmigiano Text
Insights
- The family follows historical optical-sizing practice associated with Bodoni's era: smaller sizes get enlarged counters, shortened ascenders and descenders, thickened serifs, reduced contrast, and wider spacing.
- Each weight ships with eight numeral variants—proportional old-style (default), lining, tabular lining, tabular old-style, superior, and inferior—with licensees able to choose their own default.
- Latin was designed by Riccardo Olocco and Jonathan Pierini; script extensions covering Armenian, Cyrillic, Georgian, Greek, and Hebrew were each handled by dedicated specialists.
- Released in 2014; engineering across all scripts was handled by Roberto Arista.
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