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Delphian (typeface)

Delphian is an all-caps display typeface created by R. Hunter Middleton in 1928 and published in metal by Ludlow. A digital version was issued by Monotype. Delphian has a modern, yet classic style and is notable for having no lower-case characters. One website commented on Middleton's font, "His tour de force, Delphian Open Title, invokes that rare intellectual response, admiration." It is rarely used today, except to evoke an art deco aura.

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Delphian
CategoryArt Deco
DesignerR. Hunter Middleton
FoundryLudlow Typograph
Date created1928
Re-issuing foundriesMonotype

Delphian is an all-caps display typeface created by R. Hunter Middleton in 19281 and published in metal by Ludlow. A digital version was issued by Monotype.2 Delphian has a modern, yet classic style3 and is notable for having no lower-case characters.4 One website commented on Middleton's font, "His tour de force, Delphian Open Title, invokes that rare intellectual response, admiration."5 It is rarely used today, except to evoke an art deco aura.

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  1. "Delphian font". Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2008-02-22.
  2. "Identifont - Delphian".
  3. "Delphian font. Fonts-online.com". Archived from the original on 2014-07-26. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
  4. "Identifont - Delphian".
  5. "Archived copy". webcom.net. Archived from the original on 10 December 2000. Retrieved 13 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)