The Copperplate typeface is a typeface that all designers...

The Copperplate typeface is a typeface that all designers in the industry should learn and know about. At first glance the Copperplate typeface seems very common but if you look at it in depth you can see its many interesting characteristics. Back in the day this typeface was not so used as it is today, now we can see it representing many businesses and people are using it more and more. For various reasons some people like or dislike the Copperplate typeface. With more detailed information about this typeface that will be discussed in this essay you will be able to make your own decision and determine whether you like it or dislike it. The Copperplate typeface was given this name because in that time period (from 1530 to the 19th century)†¦show more content†¦A Linotype is a machine that was used back in the day to produce lines of words as single strips of metal and it was mainly used for newspapers. The Copperplate typeface has many elements from different sources. For ex ample, the typeface has a resemblance to stone carvings, lapidary engravings and classic roman typefaces. Frederic W. Goudy named this typeface Copperplate because from 1530 up to the 19th century copperplate engraving was a very popular technique to create illustrated material. Copperplate engraving consists of engraving or etching some type of design into a plate made of copper. He meant this typeface to be used by Linotype machines for the production of newspapers and many other types of printing and so it has AB and BC designations to help distinguish the difference between the capital letters and the small caps. It also has a numbering system that tells us the difference in weight and width of the typeface. The Copperplate typeface was first released by Goudy as a font family which contained many weights and variations. It was designed in all caps and small caps because it was meant to be used for headlines and header design, also for stationary and society printing. Copperplat e typeface imitates lapidary inscriptions, this is why it is categorized as a glyphic typeface. Another characteristic of glyphic typefaces is that the contrast of the stroke weight in a character is minimum and we can observe this in all the