That's why: the half serif on the "n" screamed "Century Schoolbook", but the width was all wrong.
(...) thought that the often-used styles would not create strong brand identification, so this font was developed for use on brand names.
Am I missing something? Tweaking a well-known and overused type design is definitely NOT going to create strong brand identification neither. What's wrong with designing a truly new typeface? Bunch of hi-brow conservatives.
30.Jun.2004 7.54am
customized century
tweaked by Doyald Young
30.Jun.2004 8.02am
From The Art of the Letter by Doyald Young.
30.Jun.2004 7.53am
That's a Century, but which one?
30.Jun.2004 8.17am
That's why: the half serif on the "n" screamed "Century Schoolbook",

but the width was all wrong.
(...) thought that the often-used styles would not create strong brand
identification, so this font was developed for use on brand names.
Am I missing something? Tweaking a well-known and overused type
design is definitely NOT going to create strong brand identification
neither. What's wrong with designing a truly new typeface? Bunch of
hi-brow conservatives.