Typeface Design for Print and Online Newspapers
Newspaper typography engineered at the script level
Greta Text is a serif typeface family designed by Peter Biľak (Latin, Greek, Armenian) and a team of script specialists, built specifically for newspaper body text in print and online newspapers. The family spans four weights, each in three grades, and is optimised for small sizes between 8–11pt under the demanding conditions of high-speed web-press printing. It sits within the broader Greta Serif system alongside Display and Grande optical sizes, covering at least nine scripts including Arabic, Cyrillic, Georgian, Hebrew, and Thai.
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Insights
- Capitals and numerals were deliberately drawn smaller and lighter than conventional text type to reduce disruption in acronym- and figure-heavy newspaper copy.
- Three grades per weight share identical metrics so text never reflows when switching grades—useful for balancing positive and negative settings.
- Text cuts are sized for 8–11pt, Display for 14–21pt, and Grande for mastheads, addressing distortion caused by high-speed web presses and cheap paper at each size range.
- Each weight ships with nine numeral variants—including small-caps numerals, circled, and circled-inverted figures—accessible via OpenType features.
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