A Note on Lettering

the same passage set in four old-style faces — which should carry the body?

Masthead — IM Fell English (small caps)

Ritam Bhaumik

Masthead — EB Garamond (small caps)

Ritam Bhaumik

Body in EB Garamond — recommended

Clean, even colour on the page; unmistakably old-style; comfortable for long reading.

I study the provable security of symmetric-key cryptographic modes — classical and post-quantum — using combinatorial techniques. I completed my PhD in 2019 at the Indian Statistical Institute, and have since held appointments at Inria Paris, EPFL, and the University of Luxembourg, joining the Technology Innovation Institute in April 2024.

Body in IM Fell English — your question

Full of period character, but the ink-spread and irregularity grow tiring across a paragraph.

I study the provable security of symmetric-key cryptographic modes — classical and post-quantum — using combinatorial techniques. I completed my PhD in 2019 at the Indian Statistical Institute, and have since held appointments at Inria Paris, EPFL, and the University of Luxembourg, joining the Technology Innovation Institute in April 2024.

Body in Cormorant Garamond

More delicate and high-contrast; elegant, a touch lighter on screen.

I study the provable security of symmetric-key cryptographic modes — classical and post-quantum — using combinatorial techniques. I completed my PhD in 2019 at the Indian Statistical Institute, and have since held appointments at Inria Paris, EPFL, and the University of Luxembourg, joining the Technology Innovation Institute in April 2024.

Body in Sorts Mill Goudy

A warm Goudy old-style; slightly more characterful than EB Garamond, still readable.

I study the provable security of symmetric-key cryptographic modes — classical and post-quantum — using combinatorial techniques. I completed my PhD in 2019 at the Indian Statistical Institute, and have since held appointments at Inria Paris, EPFL, and the University of Luxembourg, joining the Technology Innovation Institute in April 2024.