Iowan Old Style

Iowan Old Style
CategorySerif
ClassificationOld-style
Designer(s)John Downer
FoundryBitstream

Iowan Old Style is a digital serif typeface designed by John Downer and released by Bitstream in 1991.

Iowan Old Style is inspired by serif typefaces from Renaissance Italy, now called the “old-style” or Venetian model of typeface design, with influence from Downer’s work as hand-painter of signs.

Compared to the historical models it is based on, Iowan has a higher x-height, meaning that the lower-case letters are taller and appear larger and wider, producing a design that is suitable for display and on-screen use. It is used as a default font on the Apple Books application and is included as a system font on iOS and macOS.

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