ITC Odyssée Light

With digital imaging of type came new visual illusions that inspired French designers Roselyne and Michel Besnard to develop ITC Odyssée. The serifs on ITC Odyssée recreate the virtual lines formed by “optical residue” on TV screens, which appear to be horizontal serifs trailing off to the right of the character. Michel Besnard, a painter, teacher, and Roselyne Besnard, a graphic and textile artist, initially designed ITC Odyssée in 1983 for an embroidered alphabet primer. After many incarnations, this new digital version restores ITC Odyssée to its true typographic form, in all its vigor and beauty. Their search for legibility and clarity dominated this design and yielded simplicity in the curves and vertical lines. The ITC Odyssée family includes seven weights and styles: light, medium, and bold with italics, as well as an ultra.