*Cooper Black* is perhaps one of the most ubiquitous fonts, but far less known is its regular weighted counterpart known simply as *Cooper*. First introduced to the world in the early 1920s, *Cooper Black* was always part of a family of fonts that included a non-black version, but over the past century, this family has been largely forgotten, leaving only *Cooper Black*.

This is a shame because the regular weight version of *Cooper* is beautiful. It has an organic, Art Nouveau, feel to it. Straight lines bow inward like the trunk of a tree, acenders curve backwards and forwards like the delicate stems of flowers. There is hardly a straight line or a sharp corner to be found. It accomplishes this while still be legible at text sizes, making it suitable for laying out a book or other passages of text.

Many of these delightful details are lost in the big bubbly boldness of the *Black* weight. I don't want them to be forgotten forever, and so *Cooper** is thoroughly researched, meticulously digitized, revival of the original *Cooper* series.