Bell Centennial Std

What is the Bell Centennial Std Font?

Matthew Carter designed Bell Centennial in 1978 specifically for AT&T Corporation (the name honors their 100th anniversary) to use in telephone books. Carter developed it to have high legibility at small sizes, and for composition on high-speed, cathode-ray-tube composing machines. (Bell Gothic, the typeface originally designed for telephone books in 1937 and for composition on the hot metal Linotype machines, was no longer usable in the new technology.) Bell Centennial is a sturdy, condensed sans-serif design that achieves great economy of space while being highly legible. Bell Centennial can be used for modern display purposes and, of course, for small print and lists. The Alternate version of Bell Centennial Bold Listing sits on a standard baseline; the original version sits far below the baseline, and cannot mix properly with other fonts on the same line.

Bell Centennial Std Font Families

When you download Bell Centennial Std, the family will include the following font styles:

• Bell Centennial Std Address
• Bell Centennial Std Sub-Caption
• Bell Centennial Std Name & Number
• Bell Centennial Std Bold Listing

Preview of the Bell Centennial Std Font

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Who Designed the Bell Centennial Std Font?

This font has 4 style(s) and was published by Adobe.

Is Bell Centennial Std a Free Download?

Like all of the fonts listed here on The Font Bot, Bell Centennial Std is a premium font and is not available to download for free.

Please do not try to find a free download of Bell Centennial Std. If you really want this font for your new project, support the designer and the foundry and click here to purchase it officially.

I'm sure if you tried really hard, you could figure out how to download Bell Centennial Std for free. You might also get a virus on your computer or get hacked as a result. Not to mention it is illegal to use Bell Centennial Std if you did not pay for it.

How Much is Bell Centennial Std to Buy?

If you've made it this far down the page and you are really interested to use Bell Centennial Std for your new project, great!

The last time we checked the price for Bell Centennial Std, it was available for as little as $29.00.