Korinna is a serif

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, first released by the H. Berthold AG type foundry in 1904. A revival of the typeface was designed in 1974 by

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and Vic Caruso for the

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(ITC). Their version follows the formulary ITC approach of increased

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, and multiple weights from light to ultra. The face is named for the ancient Greek poet.

Notable uses

Korinna is known for its usage in television. It is perhaps best known as the display font for clues on the 1984 version of ''

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'' from 1986 to 1988, as the chapter placard typeface for the television series ''

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'', ''

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'' public television series from 1986 to 1989, and for

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's FBI warning from 1989 to 1995. Japanese video game developer and publisher

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has always used the Korinna typeface, for both its former and current logos.

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used the font when re-releasing its animated features to theatres and VHS by labelling them as ''Walt Disney's Classic'' on the movie posters and VHS covers, the word ''classic'' in Korinna typeface. The font was used for title and heading text on some ''

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'' books and is used for the current

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logo. It was also used to render the subtitle text in the music video to

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's " Whip It". It features prominently as cover typeface of every The Most Famous Hotels in the World Book since 1986. It is also used as the primary textual font in many newspapers both local and nationwide.

References

Sources

* Blackwell, Lewis. ''20th Century Type.'' Yale University Press: 2004. . * Fiedl, Frederich, Nicholas Ott and Bernard Stein. ''Typography: An Encyclopedic Survey of Type Design and Techniques Through History.'' Black Dog & Leventhal: 1998. . * Jaspert, Beny and Johnson. ''Encyclopedia of Typefaces.'' Cassell Paperback, London; 2001. . {{Jeopardy! Serif typefaces Berthold typefaces International Typeface Corporation typefaces Typefaces and fonts introduced in 1904 Jeopardy! Art Nouveau typefaces Typefaces designed by Ed Benguiat Display typefaces

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