This newly released typeface is based on the handwriting and drawings of Scottish designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Macintosh is widely acclaimed for his highly original buildings, interiors and furniture produced at the turn of the century in Glasgow.
The ITC Rennie Mackintosh family includes two weights, bold and light as well as an ornament font. The bold typeface design is very close in weight and colour to Mackintosh's original hand lettering, while the lighter weight was designed to be suitable for use in smaller point sizes. This innovative type family is the result of extensive research and collaboration between ITC and the Glasgow School of Art. In 2006 an OpenType Com version was released that is optimized for international communication and for use with Microsoft Office applications, with support for at least 56 European languages.
