For example, the ‘Garaldes’ included finely proportioned serif faces like Garamond and Bembo, while the Linéales (Lineals) combined all sans-serif types, such as Futura and Gill Sans, into one class. The first iteration of the Vox system divided typefaces based on the Latin writing system into nine general classes typically identified by physical characteristics, such as the presence or absence of serifs, x-height, stroke axis, etc. Latin is not just the language, but also the writing system used for languages such as English, French, German, Spanish, Polish, and Hungarian. The world has many different writing systems. In 1967, the system was adopted in a modified form as a British Standard: British Standards Classification of Typefaces (BS 2961:1967). The Vox system was adopted by ATypI in 1962 and was thereafter more familiarly known as the Vox-ATypI classification. The Vox typeface classification system was devised in 1954 by Maximilien Vox, a French writer, illustrator, and typography historian who was later a founding member of ATypI. Background on the Vox-ATypI typeface classification system The Association Typographique Internationale (ATypI) announced that it has de-adopted the Vox-ATypI system of typeface classification and has withdrawn its endorsement of the system.Īt a regular meeting held online on March 18, 2021, the ATypI board of directors passed two resolutions-one formalizing the de-adoption of the Vox-ATypI system and another directing the establishment of a working group to study the feasibility of developing and collaborating on contemporary typeface classification systems that embrace the wealth of writing systems from around the world. Global typography nonprofit withdraws endorsement of system it adopted in 1962, will convene exploratory working group surrounding classification.

Garamond typeface classification