Goudy Old Style

Goudy Old Style (also known as just Goudy) is an old-style classic serif typeface originally created by Frederic W. Goudy for American Type Founders (ATF) in 1915.

Suitable for both text and display applications, Goudy Old Style is a graceful, balanced design with a few eccentricities, including the upward-curved ear on the g and the diamond shape of the dots of the i, j, and the points found in the period, colon and exclamation point, and the sharply canted hyphen. The uppercase italic Q has a strong calligraphic quality. Generally classified as a Garalde (sometimes called Aldine) face, certain of its attributes—most notably the gently curved, rounded serifs of certain glyphs—suggest a Venetian influence.

Goudy Old Style is considered to be among the most legible and readable serif typefaces for use in print (offline) applications.

Old Style Family

Several variants, designed by several designers, were released in the ensuing years (all faces ATF unless otherwise specified):

• Goudy Old Style (1915), designed by Frederic Goudy.
• Goudy Cursive (1916), a "loose italic" designed by Frederic Goudy.
• Goudy Bold (1916), was designed by Morris Fuller Benton.
• Goudy Old Style Italic (1918) designed by Frederic Goudy.
• Goudy Title (1918), is a full size variation on......
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