- Calisto (typeface)
Infobox font
name = Calisto MT
style =Serif
classifications = Old style serif
releasedate = 1987
creator = Ron Carpenter
foundry = Monotype ImagingCalisto MT is an old style
serif typeface designed in 1986 for the Monotype foundry by Ron Carpenter, British typographer, born 1950.The Calisto face is intended to function as both a text and display face. Stroke contrast is minimal and maintenance of even color, especially in smaller
point size s, contributes to high legibility. Roman and italic characters are animated by serifs and terminals cut on an angle to the baseline, and a concave indent at the terminals reminiscent ofBelwe andPalatino types. Minuscule characters have a somewhat extremex-height .References
*Fiedl, Frederich, Nicholas Ott and Bernard Stein. "Typography: An Encyclopedic Survey of Type Design and Techniques Through History." Black Dog & Leventhal: 1998. ISBN 1-57912-023-7.
*Macmillan, Neil. "An A–Z of Type Designers." Yale University Press: 2006. ISBN 0-300-11151-7.External links
* [http://www.monotypeimaging.com/ProductsServices/cat_list_serif.aspx?type=ser5b Monotype Imaging web page on Calisto]
* [http://www.itcfonts.com/fonts/detail.htm?pid=205532 International Typeface Corporation web page on Calisto]
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