- Windsor (typeface)
Infobox font
name = Windsor
style = Display
date = 1905
creator =Eleisha Pechey
foundry =Stephenson Blake
sample = |Windsor is an old style serif display
typeface created in 1905 byElisha Pechey . Capitals M and W are widely splayed, P and R have very large upper bowls. The Lowercase a h m and n of the Windsor font have angled right hand stems, e has an angled cross-stroke. Besides the basic font it is also available in two other styles, Light and Roman. Various foundries introduced minor variations so that today there are versions by Linotype,Elsner+Flake , URW++,Mecanorma andStephenson Blake .See also:
Samples of display typefaces Windsor in popular culture
Almost all the title sequences and credits of
Woody Allen 's films, beginning with "Love and Death " in 1975, use sparse, white Windsor over a black background. It was also used on the cover of his 2007 book "Mere Anarchy ".Windsor Bold was used for the title and credits of the TV Series "
All in the Family ". The "Whole Earth Catalog ", published between 1968 and 1972, used Windsor font on its cover.External links
* [http://www.identifont.com/show?3OP identifont - Sample and links to purchase]
* [http://kitblog.com/2007/12/woody_allens_typography.html Woody Allen's typography: Is this fetish or brand identity?]
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