Constantia (typeface)
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| Typeface | Constantia |
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| Category | Serif |
| Designer(s) | John Hudson |
| Foundry | Microsoft Corporation |
Constantia is part of the new suite of typefaces that come with Microsoft Windows Vista. It is a modulated wedge-serif typeface designed primarily for continuous text in both electronic and paper publishing. The design responds to the recent narrowing of the gap between screen readability and traditional print media, exploiting specific aspects of the ClearType rendering, such as sub-pixel positioning. The classic proportions of relatively small x-height and long extenders make Constantia ideal for book and journal publishing, while the slight squareness and open counters ensure that it remains legible even at small sizes.
Constantia is featured in the Microsoft ClearType Font Collection, a set of fonts developed to take advantage of ClearType to improve the reading experience in Windows Vista and Office 2007.
[edit] External links
- Van Wagener, Anne. "The Next Big Thing in Online Type", Poynter Online, March 4, 2005. Retrieved on 2006-06-05.
- Microsoft ClearType Font Collection at Microsoft Typography
- Microsoft ClearType Font Collection at Ascender Corporation
- Download Constantia Font Download Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 2007 which includes the ClearType Collection
