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The Triplex type font style is a
typeface A typeface (or font family) is a design of Letter (alphabet), letters, Numerical digit, numbers and other symbols, to be used in printing or for electronic display. Most typefaces include variations in size (e.g., 24 point), weight (e.g., light, ...
designed by
Zuzana Licko Zuzana Licko (born Zuzana Ličko, 1961) is a Slovak-born American Type design, type designer and visual artist known for co-founding Emigre (type foundry), Emigre Fonts, a digital type foundry in Berkeley, California, Berkeley, CA. She has design ...
and
John Downer Sir John William Downer, KCMG, KC (6 July 1843 – 2 August 1915) was an Australian politician who served two terms as Premier of South Australia, from 1885 to 1887 and again from 1892 to 1893. He later entered federal politics and served as ...
in 1985 and 1989. It is distributed by Emigre. It is used by
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for its logo. It was also used as the typeface for
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from 1997-2002. It has both
Sans-serif In typography and lettering, a sans-serif, sans serif (), gothic, or simply sans letterform is one that does not have extending features called "serifs" at the end of strokes. Sans-serif typefaces tend to have less stroke width variation than ...
and
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 ( ...
variation. John Downer first designed
sans-serif In typography and lettering, a sans-serif, sans serif (), gothic, or simply sans letterform is one that does not have extending features called "serifs" at the end of strokes. Sans-serif typefaces tend to have less stroke width variation than ...
Triplex Italic in 1985, then
Zuzana Licko Zuzana Licko (born Zuzana Ličko, 1961) is a Slovak-born American Type design, type designer and visual artist known for co-founding Emigre (type foundry), Emigre Fonts, a digital type foundry in Berkeley, California, Berkeley, CA. She has design ...
designed the other fonts in the family, including Triplex Sans and Triplex Serif.Because the italic font was designed prior to the normal fonts.


Variations


Sans-serif

The list below is all the
sans-serif In typography and lettering, a sans-serif, sans serif (), gothic, or simply sans letterform is one that does not have extending features called "serifs" at the end of strokes. Sans-serif typefaces tend to have less stroke width variation than ...
variations of Triplex typeface. * Normal width: ** Triplex Sans Light ** Triplex Sans Bold ** Triplex Sans Extra Bold * Condensed width: ** Triplex Condensed Sans Regular ** Triplex Condensed Sans Black * Italic: ** Triplex Italic Light ** Triplex Italic Bold ** Triplex Italic Extra Bold


Serif

The list below is all the
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 ( ...
variations of Triplex typeface. * Normal width: ** Triplex Serif Light ** Triplex Serif Bold ** Triplex Serif Extra Bold * Condensed width: ** Triplex Condensed Serif Regular ** Triplex Condensed Serif Black


See also

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Emigre (type foundry) Emigre, Inc., doing business as Emigre Fonts, is a digital type foundry based in Berkeley, California, that was founded in 1985 by husband-and-wife team Rudy VanderLans and Zuzana Licko. The type foundry grew out of ''Emigre'' magazine, a pub ...
*
Zuzana Licko Zuzana Licko (born Zuzana Ličko, 1961) is a Slovak-born American Type design, type designer and visual artist known for co-founding Emigre (type foundry), Emigre Fonts, a digital type foundry in Berkeley, California, Berkeley, CA. She has design ...


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External links


Official website of Triplex

Official website of Triplex Italic
Sans-serif typefaces Serif typefaces Emigre typefaces Typefaces designed by Zuzana Licko Typefaces and fonts introduced in 1989 Typefaces designed by John Downer (sign painter)