Hightower Text

Hightower Text is a serif typeface designed by Tobias Frere-Jones. It is loosely based on the printing of Nicolas Jenson in Venice in the 1470s, in what is now called the "old style" of serif fonts.^[1]

Hightower Text

Category	Serif Old-style
Designer(s)	Tobias Frere-Jones
Foundry	Font Bureau
Date released	1994
Design based on	Nicolas Jenson

Begun by Frere-Jones while he was a student, it was originally used in AIGA's magazine and released commercially by Font Bureau.^[2][3] It was named for the then-executive director of AIGA, Caroline Warner Hightower.^[4][5] It has been included with some Microsoft software such as versions of Microsoft Office.^[6] Some releases have been called "High Tower Text".

The family includes an italic style; this is Frere-Jones' design, since this style only emerged after Jenson's death. A commercial release is sold by Font Bureau in the OpenType format, which includes small capitals, ligatures and both lining and text figures.^[7] It does not include a bold style, which did not exist in Jenson's time.