Some were developments of designs of the previous fifty years, such as bold and ultra-bold types, fat faces and other reverse-contrast letterforms, but sans-serif and slab-serif were new departures at this period.
Some were developments of designs of the previous fifty years, such as bold and ultra-bold types such as fat faces: related to Didone types but bolder, while others had completely new structures. Reverse-contrast letterforms, sans-serif and slab-serif were new departures at this period.