Times New Roman

Times New Roman appeared in 1932 for the first time and fast become the leading type for newspapers and books. After Stanley Morrison, English typographer, designer and historian criticized the Times, Victor Lardent, British advertising designer and draftsman, was commissioned to redesign the type under the Stanley's supervision. In 1932 the typeface was issued by The Times newspaper and later was released for commercial sale. Created to improve legibility of the newspaper, Times New Roman is still widely used in book typography, especially in mass-market paperbacks. While originally created by the Monotype Corp, the typeface design was also licenced and used by Linotype.