Published 2009 Designed by Paul Barnes & Christian Schwartz 16 styles 8 weights w/ italics Features proportional lining figures proportional oldstyle figures fractions superscript/subscript One influence on the Guardian Egyptian family was the multitude of slab serif faces cast by many London typefoundries in the mid- 19th century, but the construction of the romans mainly draws from contemporary Dutch type, with unbracketed serifs, squarish arches, spartan detailing and an overall feeling of openness, while the italics take unexpected structural cues from types cut in Paris and Antwerp during the Renaissance. Originally designed for use in newspapers, the family s wide range of weights and clarity in the details give enough flexibility for all types of publication design, corporate identity, and even signage applications.
Published 2009 Designed by Paul Barnes & Christian Schwartz 136 styles 7 families families guardian egyptian headline guardian sans headline guardian sans headline narrow guardian sans headline condensed guardian sans headline x condensed guardian egyptian text guardian agate sans Currently made up of 7 related families a Headline Egyptian a Headline Sans in 4 widths, a Text size in Egyptian and an Agate Sans the Guardian superfamily was designed to fulfill every possible typographic need throughout the daily paper: serious news headlines, expressive features, readable text, tiny financial listings, information graphics, and everything in between, while also providing the flexibility for graphic design, corporate identity, and signage systems.Ģ Guardian Collection 2 of 80 Hairline Guardian Egyptian Hairline Guardian Sans Headline Hairline Guardian Sans Narrow Hairline Guardian Sans Condensed Hairline Guardian Sans X Condensed thin Guardian Egyptian thin Guardian Sans Headline thin Guardian Sans Narrow thin Guardian Sans Condensed thin Guardian Sans X Condensed light Guardian Egyptian light Guardian Sans Headline light Guardian Sans Narrow light Guardian Sans Condensed light Guardian Sans X Condensed regular Guardian Egyptian regular Guardian Text regular Guardian Sans Headline regular Guardian Sans Narrow regular Guardian Sans Condensed regular Guardian Sans X Condensed regular Guardian Agate Sans medium Guardian Egyptian medium Guardian Text medium Guardian Sans Headline medium Guardian Sans Narrow medium Guardian Sans Condensed medium Guardian Sans X Condensed medium Guardian Agate Sans semibold Guardian Egyptian semibold Guardian Headline semibold Guardian Narrow semibold Guardian Condensed semibold Guardian X Condensed bold Guardian Egyptian bold Guardian Text bold Guardian Headline bold Guardian Narrow bold Guardian Condensed bold Guardian X Condensed bold Guardian Agate Sans black Guardian Egyptian black Guardian Text black Guardian Headline black Guardian Narrow black Guardian Condensed black Guardian X Condensed black Guardian Agate Sans ultra Guardian Headline ultra Guardian Narrow ultra Guardian Condensed ultra Guardian X Condensedģ Guardian Egyptian Headline 3 of 80 Guardian Egyptian Headline Through a blend of contemporary and traditional forms, Guardian Egyptian Headline mixes stylish Continental shapes with the no-nonsense proportions of the British Egyptian. As a text face it exhibits a rational and clear disposition, lending a serious air to the text, while the display components capture a wide range of moods with their comprehensive range of weights. 1 Guardian Collection A large family intended for editorial design and situations requiring complex typographic hierarchy, Guardian was designed for Mark Porter s groundbreaking 2005 redesign of The Guardian.