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Ellington (typeface)
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Ellington is a display typeface
designed by Michael Harvey
licensed from Monotype. It was designed in 1990 and it is named after Duke Ellington
. The face has a large x-height
and combines features of a modern serif typefaces with calligraphic elements.
Typeface
In typography, a typeface is the artistic representation or interpretation of characters; it is the way the type looks. Each type is designed and there are thousands of different typefaces in existence, with new ones being developed constantly....
designed by Michael Harvey
Michael Harvey (lettering artist)
Michael Harvey MBE is an English lettering artist, teacher and writer specialising in typography, calligraphy, drawing, type design and letter carving. His work appears in many English cathedrals and on the National Gallery, London....
licensed from Monotype. It was designed in 1990 and it is named after Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was an American composer, pianist, and big band leader. Ellington wrote over 1,000 compositions...
. The face has a large x-height
X-height
In typography, the x-height or corpus size refers to the distance between the baseline and the mean line in a typeface. Typically, this is the height of the letter x in the font , as well as the u, v, w, and z...
and combines features of a modern serif typefaces with calligraphic elements.