Foglio Text

Final project at Type@Cooper Extended, a newspaper typeface for the Italian daily ‘Il Foglio’. The uniqueness of the format – a single broadsheet paper folded once, and consisting of only four pages – makes the final product resemble a wall of text. The typeface was designed to replicate the proportions of what is currently in use, while giving the overall texture of the pages a warmer and less rigid appearance. One of the goals of this design was to address a common issue in Italian journalism and typography, namely the capital ‘È’ (E grave) – also the third person singular form of the verb 'to be' – which affects all kinds of publications.