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DESIGNERS

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CAROL

TWOMBLY

Twombly then started to work for Adobe Systems in the Adobe Originals Program from 1988 to 1999. This is where she revivialed William Caslon’s typeface into Adobe Caslon.
Adobe Caslon was created by Carol Twombly. Twombly was born in 1959, she went to the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), she originally was going to study sculpture, but she decided that majoring in graphic design was a more practical path. She said "I discovered that communicating through graphics-by placing black shapes on a white page-offered a welcome balance between freedom and structure.”
Twombly was first introduced to the world of type through one of her professors Chuck Bigelow and his partner Kris Holmes. She learned all of the intricate processes that went into type and type design. She had a hands-on experience with the type, which helped her understanding of how type works and how it is handled.

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WILLIAM

CASLON

Caslon began his career as an apprentice engraver, he carved steel punches for printing. His typefaces gained himself a reputation for his workmanship because of his time as a punchcutter.
Caslon worked as an engraver of punches, the masters used to stamp the moulds of matrices used to cast metal type. He worked in the tradition of what is now called old-style serif letter design, that produced letters with a relatively organic structure resembling handwriting with a pen. Caslon established a tradition of engraving type in London, which previously had not been common, and was influenced by the imported Dutch Baroque typefaces that were popular in England at the time.
Caslon was heavily influenced by the Dutch Baroque typefaces and he soon became known for his quality of his typefaces that were very suitable for passages of text.
His typefaces became popular in the early 19th century, secifically with body texts and books. The type was not to tight, letters kept their shape, and it was comfortable on the eyes to read.

ANATOMY

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Caslon is a transitional typeface because it stands upright, the thik and thin strokes have ample contrast, and the serifs are wider and bracketed.

Classified as a serif typeface because it has small decorative feature strokes that finishes off the end of a letter stem. Serif typefaces are usually easier to read in printed works because the serif helps identify the letter shapes, it helps distinct letters from one another.

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When to Use

Best utilized for body text because this typeface is very legible, it is easy on the eyes for reading, and it does not get too busy on the page with all of the fancy attributes.
You can use this typeface for books, magazines, documents, and places where there is body copy.

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Declaration of Independence

Poetry

Body Text

Plays

Documents