Glossary Term Definition
A typographic style that revives humanist principles in a modern context, blending Renaissance calligraphic qualities with contemporary design sensibilities.
Definition
A typographic style that revives humanist principles in a modern context, blending Renaissance calligraphic qualities with contemporary design sensibilities. Neohumanist types tend to have an oblique axis and moderate contrast but with cleaner, more refined detail than their Renaissance predecessors. Examples include Robert Slimbach's Minion and Hermann Zapf's Aldus.
Source
No access — Robert Bringhurst — p. 327:
A typographic style that revives humanist principles in a modern context.