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This metadata points to Zygfryd Gardzielewski as the main credited source for the font.
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Description
ANTYKWA TORUNSKA is a serif font designed by the Polish typographer Zygfryd Gardzielewski from Torun, Poland. A few collaborators helped him with the production of metal types. Antykwa Torunska was used mainly for commercial printing. Its distinguishing features are expanded upper stem ends and wavy shapes of certain bars, diagonal strokes and serifs. It was first cast in the "GRAFMASZ'' type foundry in Warsaw and offered in three styles -- roman, demi-bold and italic -- in sizes ranging from 6 to 48 didot points. The adaptation of Antykwa Torunska for digital typography started at the beginning of 1995. The first version -- a very imperfect one -- was based on shapes copied from the font catalogue. The second version, still not entirely satisfactory, was prepared from Xerox copies of character shapes kindly donated by Mr Zygfryd Gardzielewski, to whom I am extremely grateful. Andrzej Tomaszewski has pointed out many deficiences of this version, all of which derive from the fact that the design of the typeface is too close to that of the originals; these were prepared by hand 30 years ago, and thus do not conform to current standards of computer typography. The most recent version may legitimately be called a "computer version,'' since it guarantees the precision and the exact repetition of key elements of the characters. Antykwa Torunska jest to antykwa dwuelementowa projektu torunskiego typografa Zygfryda Gardzielewskiego. W trakcie projektowania czcionek metalowych przy tworzeniu kroju wspolpracowa/lo jeszcze kilku wspolautorow. Pismo to uzywane jest glownie do skladania akcydensow. Charakteryzuje sie rozszerzeniem u gory pionowych kresek tworzacych litery, falistoscia niektorych kresek poziomych, ukosnych oraz szeryfow. Antykwe Torunska odlano pierwszy raz w 1960 roku w Odlewni Czcionek "Grafmasz'' w Warszawie. Produkowana byla w odmianach: zwyklej, polgrubej i pochylej, w stopniach od 6 do 48 dd. Prace nad adaptacja kroju Antykwy Torunskiej dla potrzeb komputerowych (tworzenie fontu) rozpoczalem na poczatku 1995 roku. Pierwsza wersje, bardzo nieporadna, rysowalem na podstawie wzrornika czcionek. Zrodlo to bylo bardzo niedoskonale. Druga wersja powstala na podstawie kserograficznych odbitek wzorow udostepnionych przez p. Zygfryda Gardzielewskiego, za co bardzo w tym miejscu dziekuje. Wersja ta byla rowniez kiepskiej jakosci, na co zwrocil mi uwage Andrzej Tomaszewski, gdyz za bardzo chcialem byc wierny oryginalom. Oryginaly te jednak byly tworzone w epoce przedkomputerowej, trzydziesci lat temu, metodami tradycyjnymi czyli recznie. Powstala wiec obecna, trzecia wersja, ktora mozna juz nazwac komputerowa w sensie dokladnosci i powtarzalnosci poszczegolnych elementow tworzacych czcionki. Janusz M. Nowacki, Grudziadz
Good for body text due to its traditional serif structure.
Use for print publications like books and magazines.
Pair with a simple sans-serif for headings.
Ensure sufficient leading for optimal readability.
Avoid using in very small sizes where details may be lost.

Categories
Serif
Styles
1
Source Format
ZIP archive
Font Family
AntykwaTorunska
Font Subfamily
Regular
Full Name
AntykwaTorunska-Bold
PostScript Name
AntykwaTorunska-Bold
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Copyright
Design by Zygfryd Gardzielewski. Digitizing by Janusz M. Nowacki, 1997. TrueType Version by Adam Twardoch, 1998.
Trademark
Janusz M. Nowacki
Best used with a neutral background.
Suitable for formal documents.