What Are Bodoni Ornaments?

ITC Bodoni includes regular, bold, italics, Old style Figures, small caps, and italic swash fonts. Sumner Stone created the ornaments based on those found in the "Manuale Tipografico." These lovely dingbats can be used as Bodoni did, to separate sections of text or simply accent a page layout or graphic design.

What is Bodoni font used for?

Massimo Vignelli stated that "Bodoni is one of the most elegant typefaces ever designed." In the English-speaking world, "modern" serif designs like Bodoni are most commonly used in headings and display uses and in upmarket magazine printing, which is often done on high-gloss paper that retains and sets off the crisp ...

Who created Bodoni typeface?

The Bodoni typeface was originally designed at the end of the 18th Century by Giambattista Bodoni, an Italian engraver, publisher, printer and typographer.