) was designed originally in 1958 by Francesco Simoncini for Simoncini

Simoncini

The Simoncini SA was a manufacturer of linecaster matrices established by Italian type designer Francesco Simoncini shortly after the Second World War. Simoncini had worked with the Ludwig & Mayer foundry before becoming the founder and managing director of his own firm, which was based in...

to be used in newspapers and books. This typeface is designed fairly wide with detailed and delicate serifs, it also has short ascenders and descenders for economy of space. The New Aster font family offers a few distinguishing marks, like the spurs of capitals A, N, V and W.