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Radiant (typeface)

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Radiant Medium in a metal type specimen sheet
Radiant Medium in a metal type specimen

Radiant is a sans-serif typeface designed by R. Hunter Middleton for the for the Ludlow Typograph company.[1] Radiant is a "stressed" or "modulated" sans-serif, in which there is a clear difference between the weight of vertical and horizontal strokes. It is intended particularly for display and non-body-text use, such as in advertising.

Radiant has been digitised in several versions.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

References

  1. ^ Allan Haley (15 September 1992). Typographic Milestones. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 117–120. ISBN 978-0-471-28894-7.
  2. ^ "Red Rooster Fonts Radiant". MyFonts.
  3. ^ "URW Radiant". MyFonts.
  4. ^ "EF Radiant". MyFonts.
  5. ^ "OL Radiant". MyFonts.
  6. ^ "Radiant Extra Condensed CT". MyFonts.
  7. ^ "OL Radiant Slender". MyFonts.
  8. ^ "ImageClub Radiant Condensed". MyFonts.