Georgia (typeface)

Infobox font
name = Georgia


style = Serif
classifications = Transitional
PANOSE: 2263545234
releasedate = 1996
creator = Matthew Carter, Tom Rickner
foundry = Microsoft Corporation
commissioned_by =
sample =|

Georgia is a transitional serif typeface designed in 1993 [ [http://www.slideshare.net/hhovsepyan/georgia-font-283249/ Georgia font] ] by Matthew Carter and hinted by Tom Rickner for the Microsoft Corporation, as the serif companion to the first Microsoft sans serif screen font, Verdana. The initial version of the font was released on November 1, 1996 as part of the Core fonts for the Web collection. Later, it was bundled with Internet Explorer 4.0 supplemental font pack.

It is designed for clarity on a computer monitor even at small sizes, partially due to a relatively large x-height.ref|verscreen The typeface is named after a tabloid headline titled "Alien heads found in Georgia." [ [http://web.nickshanks.com/typography/font-descriptions Typeface Descriptions & Histories] ] The Georgia typeface name is a registered trademark of the Microsoft Corporation.

The Georgia typeface shares many similarities with Times New Roman, though Georgia is noticeably larger than Times at the same point size. Times New Roman's characters are slightly narrower, having a more vertical axis. When one compensates for the size differences and disregards the differences in compression and spacing, the remaining differences are minimal.Fact|date=October 2008 Overall, Georgia's serifs are slightly wider and have blunter, flatter ends, but on initial inspection many letterforms are difficult for a novice to distinguish between Georgia and Times New Roman. On closer inspection many influences from Clarendon style typefaces can be seen, especially in b, r, j and c (Upper and Lower). Figures (numerals) are an exception: Georgia uses text (old-style) figures whereas Times New Roman has lining figures.

Georgia was part of the core fonts for the Web package and is preinstalled by default on Apple Macintosh and Windows-based computers. It has found popular use as an alternative serif typeface to Times New Roman.

Variants

Georgia Ref is a variant of Georgia consisting of a single weight, but with extra characters. It is bundled with Microsoft Bookshelf 2000, Encarta Encyclopedia Deluxe 99, Encarta Virtual Globe 99. MS Reference Serif is a derivative of Georgia Ref with a bold weight and italic. This variation is included with Microsoft Encarta. In 2007, Carter completed a new variant of Georgia for use in the graphical user interface of the Bloomberg Terminal.

ee also

* Core fonts for the Web

References

[http://www.will-harris.com/verdana-georgia.htm "Georgia & Verdana: Typefaces designed for the screen (finally)"] , by Daniel Will-Harris, accessed 24 November, 2005
*Friedl, Friedrich, Nicolaus Ott and Bernard Stein. "Typography: An Encyclopedic Survey of Type Design and Techniques Throughout History." Black Dog & Leventhal: 1998. ISBN 1-57912-023-7.

External links

* [http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fonts/font.aspx?FID=4&FNAME=Georgia Georgia font information] (Microsoft typography)
* [http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fonts/font.aspx?FID=47&FNAME=Georgia+Ref&FVER=1.00 Georgia Ref font information] (Microsoft typography)
* [http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/georgi32.exe?download Downloadable version of Georgia] (Core fonts for the Web)
* [http://www.will-harris.com/verdana-georgia.htm Article by Daniel Will-Harris]
* [http://www.codestyle.org/servlets/FontSampler?class=MSReferenceSerif&font=MS%20Reference%20Serif&compare=normal MS Reference Serif]