Designed by Adrian Frutiger for the Deberny and Peignot foundry, Meridien is a sharply cut typeface with triangular serifs and strongly contrasting thick to thin strokes. The x-height is fairly generous, making the Meridien font family a good choice for advertising text and use in brochures and publicity material. Meridien™ is a trademark of Linotype Corp. registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain other jurisdictions in the name of Linotype Corp. or its licensee Linotype GmbH.