However, the oblique was not accepted by Monotype management, who went so far as to declare it "worthless." Ultimately a more conventional italic was used instead. Morison commented to his friend Jan van Krimpen that "we did not give enough slope to it.
Monotype management declined the oblique design, labeling it as "worthless." In the end, a standard italic was employed instead. Morison informed his friend Jan van Krimpen that they had insufficiently angled the design.