Myriad (typeface) Myriad (typeface) Myriad is a humanist sans-serif typeface designed by Robert Slimbach and Carol Twombly for Adobe Systems. Myriad was intended as a neutral, general-purpose typeface that could fulfil a range of uses and have a form easily expandable by computer-aided design to a large range of weights and widths. Myriad is probably best known for its usage by Apple Inc., replacing Apple Garamond as Apple's corporate font from 2002 to around 2017. Myriad is easily distinguished from other sans-serif fonts due to its "y" descender (tail) and slanting "e" cut. Myriad is a humanist sans-serif, a relatively informal design
Thibaudeau classification serifs. It corresponds to the three classical categories (humanists, garaldes and transitionals) from the Vox-ATypI classification. Examples: Garamond, Palatino, Times Roman This family groups typefaces with linear or hairline serifs. It generally corresponds to modern or Didone categories. Examples: Didot, Bodoni, Walbaum Roman This family contains slab serif typefaces, called Mechanistic in the Vox-ATypI classification. Examples: Memphis, Rockwell This is the sans serif family. In Vox-ATypI classification, this family corresponds to the Lineals. Examples: Futura, Univers, Arial, Helvetica... Thibaudeau classification In typography, the Thibaudeau Classification is a way to group typefaces into four general families, according to shape and serif