Baskerville vs Georgia

Georgia was influenced by Baskerville.

Type specimen — Baskerville (Transitional serif); shown in Libre Baskerville (OFL)

Baskerville

John Baskerville's 1757 transitional serif — crisper and higher in contrast than the old-styles, with a near-vertical stress and sparkling sharp serifs, printed on his own glossy paper with blacker ink.

  • Higher contrast than old-style, near-vertical stress
  • Crisp, sharply finished bracketed serifs
  • Open lowercase 'g' with an unclosed lower loop
  • Flourished tail on the capital 'Q'
  • Teardrop terminals on a, c, f
Full Baskerville guide →
Type specimen — Georgia (Transitional screen serif); shown in Lora, a close match (OFL)

Georgia

Matthew Carter's 1993 serif designed for the low-resolution screen — a sturdy, large-x-height transitional face with old-style figures, engineered to stay legible where Times New Roman crumbled.

  • Large x-height for screen legibility
  • Moderate contrast, near-vertical stress
  • Sturdy bracketed serifs that survive hinting
  • Old-style (hanging) figures dipping below the baseline
  • Open spacing and robust, slightly heavy color
Full Georgia guide →

At a glance

BaskervilleGeorgia
Era17571993
DisciplineTypographyTypography
RegionEngland, BirminghamUnited States
FamilySerifSerif
Formal traitstransitional, bracketed-serif, vertical-stress, high-contrasttransitional, bracketed-serif, vertical-stress, high-x-height

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