Benton Modern

Benton Modern was originally undertaken by Tobias Frere-Jones to improve text at The Boston Globe. Widening the text face for the Detroit Free Press, he returned Century’s proportions to M.F. Benton’s turn-of-the-century ATF Century Expanded, successfully reviving the great news text type. The italic, based on Century Schoolbook Italic, was designed by Richard Lipton and Christian Schwartz, who also added the Bold; FB 1997–2001

Benton Modern is part of the Font Bureau Readability Series, and is not available for purchase via our website. Please email us with your inquiry. For a pricelist, please see our Readability Pricing (PDF file).

Among other uses, Benton Modern is recommended for Newspaper and Magazine use.