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'''Andreas''' is a [[proprietary]] [[font]] from the [[Linotype]] library, and is available for purchase from the internet. The font was designed by [[Michael Harvey]], who drew the lettering that became the foundation for Andreas in [[1988]], as part of the book-jacket design for ''The Studios of Paris'', a [[Yale University Press]] publication. |
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{{Infobox font |
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| name = Andreas |
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| image = Andreas font.svg |
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| imagesize = 250px |
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| style = Display |
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| date = 1988 |
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| creator = [[Michael Harvey (lettering artist)|Michael Harvey]] |
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| foundry = [[Adobe Systems|Adobe]] |
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| sample = [[Image:Andreas sample.svg|250px|Andreas sample text]] |
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'''Andreas''' is a humanist [[serif]] [[typeface]] designed by [[Michael Harvey (lettering artist)|Michael Harvey]], and licensed from the [[Adobe Type]] library. Harvey drew the lettering in 1988 as part of the book-jacket design for James F. Peck's book ''In the Studios of Paris: William Bouguereau and His American Students,'' a [[Yale University Press]] publication. That lettering became the foundation for the 1986 typeface Andreas. |
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| ⚫ | In keeping with the book's subject, Harvey wanted [[letterform]]s that reflected the [[Art Nouveau]] period. The letterforms also bear comparison with the condensed, calligraphic thirteenth-century Italian monumental capitals. Due to space constraints, the type had to be narrow enough to allow the title to fit on a single line across the top, so as to not intrude on the [[Van Gogh]] painting that filled the rest of the jacket. To accomplish this he drew the letterforms freehand, giving them highly animated organic strokes and narrow character set. He also added distinctive junctions of letter strokes to the '''D,''' '''P,''' and '''R.''' The typeface was drawn in outline, intending to reverse to white, so as to not be overly assertive on the cover. |
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He also added distinctive junctions to the 'D', 'P', and 'R'. The jacket’s design further required that the title reverse out in white. Harvey felt that a solid letter would have been too heavy, so he drew it in outline, which contributes to its graceful, [[ethereal]] impression; all of which makes Andreas a good choice for wine labels, upscale food packaging, resort brochures and identities, book design, and magazine titling. |
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{{See also|Samples of display typefaces}} |
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The [[patent]] for the design is still pending. |
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[[Category:Display typefaces]] |
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[[Category:Typefaces and fonts introduced in 1988]] |
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[[Category:Art Nouveau typefaces]] |
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[[Category:Typefaces designed by Michael Harvey (lettering artist)]] |
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Latest revision as of 08:51, 30 April 2024
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| Category | Display |
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| Designer(s) | Michael Harvey |
| Foundry | Adobe |
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Andreas is a humanist serif typeface designed by Michael Harvey, and licensed from the Adobe Type library. Harvey drew the lettering in 1988 as part of the book-jacket design for James F. Peck's book In the Studios of Paris: William Bouguereau and His American Students, a Yale University Press publication. That lettering became the foundation for the 1986 typeface Andreas.
In keeping with the book's subject, Harvey wanted letterforms that reflected the Art Nouveau period. The letterforms also bear comparison with the condensed, calligraphic thirteenth-century Italian monumental capitals. Due to space constraints, the type had to be narrow enough to allow the title to fit on a single line across the top, so as to not intrude on the Van Gogh painting that filled the rest of the jacket. To accomplish this he drew the letterforms freehand, giving them highly animated organic strokes and narrow character set. He also added distinctive junctions of letter strokes to the D, P, and R. The typeface was drawn in outline, intending to reverse to white, so as to not be overly assertive on the cover.
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