Méridien (typeface) explained

Méridien is a serif typeface designed by Adrian Frutiger and released by Deberny & Peignot in 1957 for its phototypesetting system.^[1]

Intended as a typeface suitable for text use, Méridien takes inspiration from 'Latin' or wedge-serif typefaces, with their sharp, exaggerated serifs, but in a more restrained style intended to be suitable for body text, with a wide spacing.^{[2] [3]} It is one of several typefaces designed by Frutiger in this genre; his Apollo for Monotype is quite similar.^[4]

Méridien was later published by Linotype, who released a digitisation in collaboration with Adobe.^[5] An updated digitisation was released under the name of "Frutiger Serif" with additional weights and condensed styles.^{[6] [7] [8]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Abendroth. Uta. World Design: The Best in Classic and Contemporary Furniture, Fashion, Graphics and More. 1999. Chronicle. San Francisco, Calif.. 9780811826242. 127. registration.
2. Book: Frutiger. Adrian. Typefaces - the complete works. 8 May 2014. 9783038212607. 60-75. Walter de Gruyter .
3. Book: Perfect. Christopher. The Complete Typographer: A Manual for Designing with Type. 1992. Prentice-Hall. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.. 9780130456670. 88–89. Reprinted.
4. Web site: Apollo MT . MyFonts . 12 September 2015 . 17 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150917023715/http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/adobe/apollo/ . dead .
5. Web site: Adobe Meridien . MyFonts . 12 September 2015 . 21 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150921072254/http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/adobe/meridien/ . dead .
6. Web site: Adrian Frutiger's newest typeface: Frutiger Serif. Linotype. 6 July 2016.
7. Book: Neil Macmillan. An A-Z of Type Designers. 2006. Yale University Press. 0-300-11151-7. 86.
8. Web site: Frutiger Serif . Linotype . 12 September 2015 .