Foundry: Talbot Type
Kettering 205 is a geometric slab-serif available in five weights. The geometric nature of the design is further emphasised by square cut terminals, and the lower case a and g are of the more modern, single-storey variety. There are art deco influences in the lower than usual cross bars on capitals E, F, H, P and R, the crossed W and the angled cross bar on the lower case e.
The ascenders and descenders are short, in order to create a relatively more prominent x-height. When used as a text font in upper and lower case, this serves to emphasise the smooth geometry of the font, more apparent in the circular forms of the lower case characters.
Also, it aids legibility at smaller sizes by allocating more space to the x-height, while reducing the space occupied by ascenders and descenders. The result is a classic slab-serif with art deco influences.
Kettering 205 is closely related to Kettering 105.
