Released 1930–1935. Came in 6 styles: chiaro, neretto (both with
italics), nero, stretto (condensed) [Reichardt], or even in 12
styles: 3 weights in 2 widths, each
with italics [Studio Di
Lena]. Accompanied by a set of script capitals and an ombrato
(shaded, caps-only) style. Also cast by FTC as Palermo.
Revived as Semplicita
Pro (Canada Type, 2011, 5 weights plus italics) Comes
with many alternates, but the default is not true to the original.
In 2012, Studio Di Lena created a reconstruction based on “the
medio (i.e. medium), from some images of original prints of the
body 36” as Nova
Semplicità (3 weights plus italics). In 2013–2017, Di
Lena made another, more faithful digitization of 6 styles plus the Ombra based on “original
catalogues scans” and “modeled, where possible, from More…
Released 1930–1935. Came in 6 styles: chiaro, neretto (both with italics), nero, stretto (condensed) [Reichardt], or even in 12 styles: 3 weights in 2 widths, each with italics [Studio Di Lena]. Accompanied by a set of script capitals and an ombrato (shaded, caps-only) style. Also cast by FTC as Palermo.
Revived as Semplicita Pro (Canada Type, 2011, 5 weights plus italics) Comes with many alternates, but the default is not true to the original. In 2012, Studio Di Lena created a reconstruction based on “the medio (i.e. medium), from some images of original prints of the body 36” as Nova Semplicità (3 weights plus italics). In 2013–2017, Di Lena made another, more faithful digitization of 6 styles plus the Ombra based on “original catalogues scans” and “modeled, where possible, from the body 28”. Issued as Semplicità (used for sample) under a Creative Commons license (CC BY-ND 3.0). The script capitals are provided in the Light styles. Semplicità Modern (2013) is a variant with double-storey ‘g’ and a higher ‘A’ bar.
Inspired Simplo (Durotype, 2011) and Studio Gothic (Zetafonts, 2017).