Cochin (typeface)

Cochin is a serif typeface. It was originally produced in 1912 by Georges Peignot for the Paris foundry G. Peignot et Fils (future Deberny & Peignot) and was based on the copperplate engravings of 18th century French artist Charles-Nicolas Cochin, from which the typeface also takes its name. The font has a small x-height with long ascenders.^[1] Georges Peignot also created the design 'Nicolas-Cochin' as a looser variation in the same style.^[2]