![]() Mark van Wageningen, founder of the Novo Typo foundry, is a leading voice in this charge. However, the opportunities it presents for type designers has lead many to consider both how chromatic type will evolve and the role of color in its communication. The recent ability to place multicolored vector elements into a single glyph, via recent SVG in Opentype 3 technology, was mainly been driven by the need to support multicolored emoji in typefaces. ![]() This has led to a resurgence of chromatic designs that have steadily appeared in bestseller charts, award lists and have been picked for a variety of decorative titles and logos. The use of chromatic type declined in the 20th century, due to technical reform and changing fashions but advances in digital technology over the last few years have enabled easier production and wider support for chromatic typefaces. Each style has cut away areas to reveal or overlap the color of the style beneath. Photos: Becca HirsbrunnerĬhromatic effects are achieved by stacking two or more corresponding type styles on top of one another in different colors. The Specimens of Chromatic Wood Type, Borders, Etc. Page of Greeneville, Connecticut, published his 100-page Specimens of Chromatic Type & Borders 2 that still has the power to mesmerize designers today. ![]() The first production types appeared in the 1840s, 1 reaching a peak of precision and complexity a few decades later as efficiencies in printing enabled greater creative freedom. Color fonts or chromatic type are not new.
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