Korinna
Korinna is a German jugendstil (Art Nouveau) serif typeface, first released by the H. Berthold AG type foundry in 1904. A revival of the typeface was designed in 1974 by Ed Benguiat and Vic Caruso for the International Typeface Corporation (ITC). Their version follows the formulary ITC approach of increased x-height, and multiple weights from light to ultra. The face is named for the c. sixth century BC Greek female poet.
[edit] Notable uses
Korinna has been used on television game shows, including the font for viewer-submitted "Whammy poetry" on Press Your Luck and the display font for clues on the Alex Trebek-hosted version of Jeopardy! It was also used as the chapter placard typeface for the television series Frasier, and Mork and Mindy. The font was used on The Joy of Painting, and it was used for Paramount's FBI warning from 1989-1995. Japanese video game developer and publisher Capcom set their logo in the Korinna typeface. The Walt Disney Company used the font when re-releasing its animated features to theatres and VHS by labelling them as Walt Disney's Classic on the movie posters and VHS covers, the word classic in Korinna typeface. The font was used for title and heading text on some Advanced Dungeons and Dragons books (see, for example, Dungeoneer's Survival Guide). Although, the fontface has been used as for the main tiles the Star Trek films; Star Trek: Generations and Star Trek: First Contact.
[edit] References
- Blackwell, Lewis. 20th Century Type. Yale University Press: 2004. ISBN 0-300-10073-6.
- Fiedl, Frederich, Nicholas Ott and Bernard Stein. Typography: An Encyclopedic Survey of Type Design and Techniques Through History. Black Dog & Leventhal: 1998. ISBN 1-57912-023-7.
- Jaspert, Beny and Johnson. Encyclopedia of Typefaces. Cassell Paperback, London; 2001. ISBN 1-84188-139-2.
[edit] See also
Benguiat, a similar-styled typeface by ITC
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