The Letter

■вшавшнав

From a type designer’s stand¬
point, the lowercase 0 is one of
the most important letters, set¬
ting the standard for the weight
and stress of round strokes, the
spacing of other rounded low¬
ercase letters, the relationship
of stroke to counter, as well as
the thickness of the lowercase
hairline.

Letraset Fashion
Compressed

ITC Avane Garde Gothic
Extra Light Oblique «

In typefaces dominated by
old style or calligraphic design
traits, the o’s bowl is heaviest at
approximately eight and two
o’clock, reflecting the angle at
which a chisel-tipped brush is
held when the letter is drawn.

Of

ITCFeniceM W

In typestyles that reflect more
modem influences, the weight
stress of the о and other round
characters shifts toward the
vertical. For instance, in faces
like Bodoni and ITC Fenice,
the weight stress of the о is
absolutely vertical.

Hiroshige Bold

88

Eurostile Extended No. 2

Letraset

Heliotype

ITC Weidemann
Book Italic

Futura Extra Bold