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Uppercase
In the capital letters, the use of borrowings is quite evident in the outward sloping of the vertical serifs and in the details of several letterforms: the cut apex of A, the softened spur of G, the straight leg of R and in the “old-style” dynamic of the hooked tail of the Q. Despite all these details, the face – with its rationalized forms and proportions – is unmistakably the child of the industrial revolution.
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Lowercase
Century’s synthetic character is clearest in the lowercase letters. Here the mixed dynamic of 17th and 18th century serif faces, apparent in the look of the rounded glyphs, is, when combined with the horizontal and vertical serifs, reminiscent of the forms of the 16th century.
Yet the basic thrust of Century is not to create a general image of the past. Rather, all its borrowings blend into an integrated ensemble whose overriding purpose is a capacious, highly readable, memorable face.
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