Who is testing the new fonts?
A number of papers that are undergoing or considering redesigns are testing the fonts. A number of others that are simply interested in the state of typography are running it as a test on their presses, and offering the results for discussion at our conference. One of our goals is to see how the fonts will reproduce across the printing gamut, from the oldest letterpresses to the latest and the best technology. Test sites include major dailies – The Washington Post and St. Petersburg Times – to local papers such as the Kinston, N.C. Free Press. Newspapers from Germany, Canada and Switzerland will be among those attending the conference. What distinguishes the fonts? The serif design being tested for body text is available initially in four closely spaced weights. They have been created to provide a choice that suits particular printing conditions at the paper or, indeed, for different sections of the paper. Each character in all four weights is designed on the same width; changes can be
