ITC Weidemann
Originally called “Biblica,” the typeface that was to become ITC Weidemann was first commissioned in the early 1980s by the German Bible Society. This was on the occasion of the first Bible translation mutually sponsored by the German Catholic and Protestant church authorities.
With the aid of colleague Kurt Strecker at the Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart, Germany, Kurt Weidemann modified the original design and developed the ITC Weidemann family of four weights and corresponding italics. The book and medium weights also include small caps and old style figures.
A fresh rendition of a classic Old Style design, ITC Weidemann is slightly condensed making it perfect when space is at a premium. It features a tall x-height and bracketed serifs, which aid readability.
ITC Goudy Sans
ITC Goudy Sans is unlike other sans serif typefaces. While most san serifs tend to have a quiet, conservative, structure, ITC Goudy Sans is friendly – almost playful. The italic is also unusual for a sans serif type. It’s a cursive design rather than the more common obliqued roman found in its sans serif cousins. Goudy Sans italic has a light, flowing quality that both complements and enhances the roman design.
The ITC Goudy Sans family grew in three stages. First, Goudy created the three designs of Heavy, Light and Light Italic for metal typesetting. Then, many years later, Compugraphic Corporation, the precursor to Monotype Imaging, revived Goudy’s original work for photocomposition. In the process, several improvements were made to the original design – and three more faces were added to the family. Finally, ITC re-released the design under a license agreement with Compugraphic. ITC took the opportunity to enlarge the family yet again, to its present size of four weights and corresponding italics.