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| Category | Serif |
|---|---|
| Classification | Slab Serif |
| Designer(s) | Joel Kaden and Tony Stan |
| Foundry | ITC, published by: Adobe, Apple and Linotype[1][2] |
| Date created | 1974[3] |
| Design based on | Sholes's 1868 typewriter patent |
| Also known as | ITC American Typewriter, Helvetica Typewriter |
American Typewriter is a slab serif typeface created in 1974 by Joel Kaden and Tony Stan for International Typeface Corporation.[4] It is based on the slab serif style of typewriters; however, unlike most true typewriter fonts, it is a proportional design: the characters do not all have the same width. American Typewriter is often used to suggest an old-fashioned or industrial image. It was originally released in cold type (photocomposition) before being released digitally. Like many ITC fonts, it has a range of four weights from light to bold (with matching italics) and separate condensed styles.[5] Some releases do not have italics.[6]
American Typewriter was by no means the first typeface to imitate typewriting.[7] Foundry catalogs of the late nineteenth century were already offering them, and press manufacturers even made press-size ribbons so that letters looking as if they had been typed could be produced wholesale.
In the original release, the A faces are identical to the regular ones, except for alternate versions of the following characters: &, $, R, e.
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- ^ "Typedia". Archived from the original on 2009-12-01. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
- ^ "MyFonts". Dec 3, 2007. Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-28.
- ^ "Tony Stan bio". Linotype. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ "ITC American Typewriter". Linotype. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ "Adobe release". MyFonts. Adobe. Archived from the original on 9 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ Specimens of type, borders, ornaments, brass rules and cuts, etc. : catalogue of printing machinery and materials, wood goods, etc. American Type Founders Company. 1897. p. 582. Retrieved 17 August 2015.