Long bundled with Apple’s OS X, this display serif has befriended many designers. Typographers who can sense the richness that Carter’s design offers will succeed by trusting these fonts. But not for superficial gain, no, Big Caslon is still at its best in careful hands. These new weights enhance its force, and amplify that dear eccentricity. “Forceful and a touch eccentric”-that’s how the 1994 Big Caslon specimen described the faces that inspired Carter’s design. They each have italics, small caps, and plenty of striking alternates. Now it is a fully-featured OpenType family, simultaneously available as webfonts, in three weights (Regular, Bold, and Black). In 1994, Big Caslon was released as a single style, with separate fonts for small caps, expert and alternate characters. FB Big Caslon adds six new styles to Matthew Carter’s familiar and beloved typeface.
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