Eason evolved over the course of two years from its original source: Nicolas Jenson’s 1470 roman. Jenson has been revived and remixed so many times, conscious decisions were repeatedly made to transform Eason into a new creation. The postmodern result is very far afield from Venetian Renaissance types, though the italic references the writing masters and caps retain familiar proportions. The titling capitals come in two versions, solid caps for display sizes, and inline caps for even larger usage. The ornaments are monospaced and deconstructed into various components to maximize ease, creativity and flexibility. But Eason isn’t just about playful display work. It includes oldstyle figures and tabular lining figures across all weights as well as small caps, making Eason a hard-working choice for the most demanding projects.About the designer:
Randy Jones is New York based freelance graphic designer and principal of Aquatoad Design. Having learned to draw letters under the guidance of the Ed Benguiat at School of Visual Arts, he now spends much of his time hunched over his Mac adjusting kerning pairs. Fortunately it is a laptop so he can get his fix of mountains and trees as needed. Randy lives in Manhattan with his wife Jenny who can tell the between Arial and Helvetica is very patient with his type neurosis. You can find out more about him at www.aquatoad.com
This package contains:
Eason Regular, Italic, Bold, Bold Italic, Regular OSF, Italic OSF, Bold OSF, Bold Italic OSF, Small Caps, Display Caps, Inline Caps, Ornaments
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