BC Exalt

Exalt has a fascinating family tree. There were two aesthetic starting points at its inception. The first, which has its roots in the early 18th century, is the fascinating book antiqua of English typographer William Caslon and its later imitations. The second point of departure is less refined and showy, a bit of an outcast in the closed world of calligraphy. This work with a flat nib pen, a so-called Atopen, was used in promotional and arrangement workshops in the 1920s and 1960s. Exalt manages to use these two different formative sources consciously and intuitively to create an attractive and, at the same time, usable text typeface. [briefcasetype.com]