Form classification according to Vox
The classification according to Vox ( French Classification typographique de Vox-AtypI ) is an international system for the classification of fonts in typography from 1954, developed by Maximilien Vox .
It is the principle officially supported by the Association Typographic International ( ATypI ) and was adopted as the British Standard in 1967 . In Germany, the publications are officially classified according to DIN 16518 from 1964, which is based on the Vox classification, but works with other generic terms (here in brackets).
- Classiques
- Humanes ( Venetian Renaissance Antiqua )
- Geraldes ( French Renaissance Antiqua )
- Réales ( Baroque Antiqua )
- Modern
- Didones ( classical antiqua )
- Mécanes (slab serif)
- Linéales ( sans serif )
- Calligraphiques
- Incises (Antiqua variants)
- Manuaires (Handwritten Antiqua)
- Scriptes (written antiqua)
Other classifications
Other classification models in Western Europe include:
- the Italian Classificazione Novarese by Aldo Novarese
- the Typeface Classifications British Standards 2961
- the DIN 16518 for publications