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Davida

Designed by Louis Minott. Winner of a VGC competition in 1965 and released as Davida Bold. Possibly inspired by Victorian-era designs such as Hogarth (Central, ca. 1887). Aliases include Silva [Mecanorma 1970] and Da Vinci Bold [Compugraphic 1976] Carried by Formatt as Davida Bold [Formatt 1974] and later as Darling. [Formatt 1978] See also Yardley.

The original phototype font offered various alternates (for ‘AEF’ and 1–9) that digital versions lack, but Bitstream’s digitization uses different forms than the others.

English Type No. 28 is an open and shaded wood type adaptation by Diamond Wooden Type Works.

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