Baskerville typeface

GPTKB entity

Properties (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf typeface
gptkbp:associatedWith readability
elegance
classic design
gptkbp:availableIn gptkb:Adobe_Fonts
gptkb:Google_Fonts
FontShop
digital formats
MyFonts
gptkbp:characteristics large x-height
open counters
sharp serifs
vertical stress
gptkbp:classification Serif
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:John_Baskerville
gptkbp:firstPublished 1757
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Baskerville typeface
gptkbp:influenced modern serif typefaces
gptkbp:influencedBy Old Style typefaces
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:Baskerville_Foundry
gptkbp:notableFor high contrast between thick and thin strokes
gptkbp:notableUsers gptkb:The_New_Yorker
gptkb:The_Times
gptkb:Oxford_University_Press
gptkb:The_Guardian
gptkb:Random_House
gptkb:Cambridge_University_Press
gptkb:Harvard_University_Press
Penguin Books
Wiley
Scholastic
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Baskerville_Italic
Baskerville Old Face
gptkbp:style Transitional
gptkbp:usedBy graphic designers
typographers
gptkbp:usedIn advertising
books
branding
web design
magazines
print media