Parmigiano Text
Parmigiano Text is named after Parma, the city where Giambattista Bodoni established his printing house. Compared with the continuous text typefaces cut by Bodoni himself, Parmigiano Text has a higher contrast and a thoroughly contemporary feel.
Design Concept
The Parmigiano Typographic System (named after Parma, the city where Bodoni established his printing house) has the stated ambition to be the most extensive family of fonts ever to have been inspired by Giambattista Bodoni. Parmigiano Text has a delicacy which contrasts with the Piccolo version and it is more solid than the Headline cut. Highly versatile, it is an ideal choice for setting magazines, books or any other long texts whose contents need to be easily accessible. Designed for smooth readability, its sharp and elegant letterforms make for a comfortable, relaxed reading experience, while its thin, horizontal serifs, vertical axes and the round terminations on certain lowercase letters give it a thoroughly contemporary feel. Compared with the continuous text typefaces cut by Bodoni himself, Parmigiano Text has a higher contrast and a less eccentric structure. While it retains a certain distinction, eye-catching details more suited to display purposes have been softened in order to offer a more neutral effect, making it the easiest to use of the Parmigiano fonts. It is recommended for use in sizes of 10 points or larger; sizes smaller than 10 points are adeptly handled by Parmigiano Caption, which was designed for this purpose. Read more about the development of Parmigiano ▸
Optical Sizes
The idea most designers have of Giambattista Bodoni’s work is based on high-contrast display typefaces. The Parmigiano family, however, also features different cuts for use in specific point size ranges, an idea rooted in the history of typography and typical for Bodoni’s era. Typical adjustments for fonts to be used at smaller sizes include enlarged counters, shortened ascenders and descenders, thickened serifs, decreased contrast and wider letterspacing, making Parmigiano work optimally across all text sizes.
Numeral Styles
Each weight of Parmigiano Text includes eight different kinds of numerals. Proportional old-style figures come as default figures in Parmigiano. It also, however, includes lining figures, tabular numerals (both lining and old-style), superior, and inferior numerals. For running text, old-style figures work best; for use in capital setting, use lining figures. When you take a licence for this font, you can choose your own default numeral variant.
