Bell was designed by Richard Austin, Monotype Drawing Office and published by Monotype. Bell contains 6 styles and family package alternatives. p > Monotype's hot metal Bell series from 1931 was based on initial types made by the punchcutter Richard Austin for the foundry of John Bell in the 1780s. The various sizes of Monotype's series were not all based upon the same model. As type historian James Mosley composed on Typophile, "For 18 point and above (the metal type was cut in measure to 36 point) Monotype's model was a larger type [than the model used for the text sizes], the 'Terrific Guide' cut by Austin. This has greater contrast in the capitals and a flat foot to letter a." The digital Bell carefully follows the design of the hot metal 18pt variation, and is for that reason somewhat lighter in color than the text sizes of Monotype's initial metal face.

James Mosley's Typophile article can be discovered here.

Font Family:
· Bell Pro Regular
· Bell Pro Italic
· Bell Pro Semi Bold
· Bell Pro Semi Bold Italic
· Bell Pro Bold
· Bell Pro Bold Italic

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