font_designer: Carol Twombly

Lithos

Lithos font

Old Greek inscriptions were Carol Twombly’s inspiration when she created Lithos, which appeared with Adobe in 1990. The alphabet is composed exclusively of capital letters, which can also be used as initials combined with...

Nueva

Nueva font

A display face with strong contrast between thick and thin strokes and a distinct calligraphic influence, the Nueva font family is useful for display work in magazines, on packaging and for flyers and leaflets.

Adobe Caslon

Adobe Caslon font

The Englishman William Caslon punchcut many roman, italic, and non-Latin typefaces from 1720 until his death in 1766. At that time most types were being imported to England from Dutch sources, so Caslon was...

Chaparral

Chaparral font

Chaparral is the work of type designer Carol Twombly and combines the legibility of slab serif designs popularized in the 19th century with the grace of 16th century roman book lettering. The result is...

Charlemagne

Charlemagne font

The capital alphabet Charlemagne was designed in 1989 by Carol Twombly. The basic forms are modelled on those used in classical Roman engravings. They are distinguished by pointed serifs which sometimes extend beyond the...

Trajan

Trajan font

While designing Trajan, Carol Twombly was influenced by the style of carved letters produced by the Romans during the first century AD. Twombly completed the design, adding numerals and punctuation, as well as a...

Viva

Viva font

Designed for Adobe in 1993, Viva is an inline display face. The Viva font family is useful for advertising, packaging and brochures.