The Minion® design is an old-style serif typeface designed by
Robert Slimbach of Adobe Systems and was released in 1990 by
Linotype. This typeface encapsulates the aesthetic appeal of the
Renaissance and the exceptional readability of typefaces of the
day. For this reason, Minion has proved to be a popular font for
on-screen use. The inspiration for Slimbach’s design came from
late Renaissance period classic typefaces in the old serif
style. The Renaissance period was noted for its elegant and
attractive typefaces that were also highly readable. The name
Minion is derived from the traditional classification and naming
of typeface sizes, minion being a size in between brevier and
nonpareil. It approximates to a modern 7 point lettering size.
The Minion design’s lowercase characters use old-style glyphs in
keeping with its Baroque typeface roots. These are most
noticeable on the lowercase “g” and “q”. Subtle, but important,
details allow the upper and lower case to match well and sit
comfortably next to each ot