A friend once heard Herman Zapf say that he had not intended Melior--or perhaps Optima--as a text font but a display font. Some of the audience, which consisted

A friend once heard Herman Zapf say that he had not intended Melior--or perhaps Optima--as a text font but a display font. Some of the audience, which consisted largely of people working in book design and production, was shocked. Edit: Actually, he probably said Palatino.