old style
Definition
Noun: 1. A style of typeface: A category of serif typeface design characterized by specific historical features, including relatively low contrast between thick and thin strokes, and diagonal stress (the angled orientation of the letterforms). 2. Historical printing style: Specifically refers to a style of typeface prevalent in the 15th to 18th centuries, based on designs by early printers and typographers.
Usage
The term "old style" is used primarily in the fields of typography, graphic design, and printing history to classify and describe a major category of typefaces. It distinguishes these designs from later styles like "modern" or "transitional" typefaces.
Examples
- Noun:
- The book was set in an elegant old style typeface, which gave it a classic, readable appearance.
- Garamond and Caslon are two of the most famous old style typefaces still widely used today.
- Designers often choose an old style for long-form text because of its traditional legibility.
Advanced Usage
- "Old style figures": Refers to a style of numerals within a typeface that have varying heights (like lowercase letters, with ascenders and descenders), as opposed to "lining figures" which are all the same height. They are often considered more elegant and are used in high-quality typography.
- For the historical document, the typographer specified the font with old style figures to maintain period accuracy.
Variants and Related Words
- Old-style (adjective): Used attributively to describe something that possesses the qualities of an earlier period. (Note: This is a compound adjective, not the primary noun defined above).
- He preferred old-style printing methods.
Synonyms
- Humanist serif (a closely related, modern classification term).
- Garalde (a term used in some typographic classification systems, combining the names Garamond and Aldus).
Antonyms
- Modern (referring to "Didone" or Modern typeface styles with high contrast and vertical stress).
- Sans-serif (typefaces without serifs).
Noun
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a typeface (based on an 18th century design) distinguished by irregularity and slanted ascender serifs and little contrast between light and heavy strokes
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