Korinna
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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 centry B.C. Greek woman poet.
[edit] Notable uses
- Korinna has been used on television game shows, including as the font for viewer-submitted "Whammy poetry" on Press Your Luck and as the display font for clues on the Alex Trebek-hosted version of Jeopardy!
[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.
