Égyptienne is a Swiss
serif
In typography, a serif () is a small line or stroke regularly attached to the end of a larger stroke in a letter or symbol within a particular font or family of fonts. A typeface or "font family" making use of serifs is called a serif typeface ...
typeface belonging to the classification
slab serif, or ''Egyptian,'' where the serifs are unbracketed and similar in weight to the horizontal strokes of the
letters. Egyptienne was designed in 1956 by
Adrian Frutiger for the
Fonderie Deberny et Peignot and was the first new text face created for the process of
phototypesetting
Phototypesetting is a method of setting type. It uses photography to make columns of type on a scroll of photographic paper.
It has been made obsolete by the popularity of the personal computer and desktop publishing (digital typesetting).
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The x-height is high, and some lowercase characters, especially a and e bear comparison with other Frutiger typefaces, especially Meridien and
Serifa. Egyptienne shows historical influence of the Clarendon faces.
Égyptienne commonly appears on
Chocolate letters.
References
* Friedl, Frederich, Nicholas Ott and Bernard Stein. ''Typography: An Encyclopedic Survey of Type Design and Techniques Through History.'' Black Dog & Leventhal: 1998. .
* Macmillan, Neil. ''An A–Z of Type Designers.'' Yale University Press: 2006. .
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Linotype typefaces
Slab serif typefaces
Typefaces and fonts introduced in 1956
Letterpress typefaces
Photocomposition typefaces
Digital typefaces
Typefaces designed by Adrian Frutiger