Linotype GmbH, a typeface foundry and a leading global provider of text imaging solutions, has introduced a new typeface family – Frutiger Serif. This new 20-font offering was designed by Akira Kobayashi, type director at Linotype, and Adrian Frutiger, whose original Frutiger sans serif design is among the bestselling fonts ever from the Linotype Library.

The Frutiger Serif design is based on the Meridien typeface, one of Frutiger’s first, released in 1957. Some of the earliest letterpress examples of the original Meridien design served as inspiration for the Frutiger Serif project. With the support of Frutiger, Kobayashi redrew and expanded the Meridien design to create Frutiger Serif. The new typeface incorporates elegant serifs, gentle curves and arcs from Meridien, while they added weights, widths, and styles that come close to the original Meridien.

The Frutiger Serif typeface family is available in five weights ranging from light to heavy and is all available in both regular and condensed versions. The fonts are available in the OpenType cross-platform format and include OpenType features such as ligatures, small caps, and several numerical figures.

Tags: print design, typeface

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