Melior
Melior is a serif typeface published by Zapf Alphabets in 1948, designed by Hermann Zapf. It is one of 36 typefaces from Zapf Alphabets in the Type.lol catalog, 18 of them serif.
From the foundry
Melior is a typeface designed to remain legible even in small point sizes, making it particularly suitable for newspapers and magazines. The design is based on oval shapes fitting as closely as possible inside a rectangle, drawn freehand with a brush rather than constructed with ruler and compass.
Published by Zapf Alphabets
Typeface on the foundry website
- Classification
- serif
- Released
- 1948