Aurora is a serif typeface, designed by Jackson Burke (the successor to Chauncey H. Griffith at Mergenthaler Linotype) in 1960. The font is a darker derivative of the Corona typeface, initially designed for the Canada NewsWire.

Aurora
CategorySerif
ClassificationTransitional
Designer(s)Jackson Burke
FoundryMergenthaler Linotype Company
Date released1960
Design based onCorona

The News 706 typeface by Bitstream Inc. is almost identical to Aurora.

References

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  • Macmillan, Neil. An A-Z of Type Designers. Yale University Press.: 2006. ISBN 0-300-11151-7, ISBN 978-0-300-11151-4
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