We had been waiting to do a typeface based on the distinct style of lettering you find on engraved maps ... A lot of the time, there are things that can be incorporated into the font that are relatively simple – like switching out an alternate character or interpolating a slightly different weight – that are easy for us to do in the process, but can save hundreds of hours in the client's production department.
[1][2][3]Surveyor has a vertical axis and a high contrast of stroke weight similar to Bodoni or Didot but a less strident, more organic, structure[according to whom?]
The italics have a slightly more extreme forward slant than is common and curved strokes often terminate in a ball.
Surveyor's most notable feature is its extremely wide range of weights and styles, designed to provide many options for complex publications such as magazines.
The typeface is created in weights from light to black, with italic styles offering designs with or without swashes.