Typefaces designed in the 1980s
4 typefaces first released in the 1980s, in order.
| Typeface | Year | Designer | Kind | What it signals now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arial | 1982 | Robin Nicholas and Patricia Saunders | Sans-serif | A default. Something nobody chose. |
| Papyrus | 1982 | Chris Costello | Display | A smoothie bar, a yoga studio, or Avatar. |
| Chicago | 1984 | Susan Kare | Sans-serif | The original Macintosh, and the first iPod. |
| Trajan | 1989 | Carol Twombly | Serif | A film poster. Specifically a serious one, or a legal drama. |
- Arial Robin Nicholas and Patricia Saunders, 1982
- Papyrus Chris Costello, 1982
- Chicago Susan Kare, 1984
- Trajan Carol Twombly, 1989
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