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Most contemporary revivals of Giambattista Bodoni's work have focused almost entirely on the elegant, high-contrast type he cut in the early 19th century. Caponi, named for the late Amid Capeci, who commissioned it for Entertainment Weekly's 20th anniversary revamp, expands the notion of what Bodoni's work was. It draws somewhat on his later work, but takes as its primary reference the typefaces he cut during the early years of his career, when he had been heavily influenced by the rococo style of French printer and punchcutter Pierre Simon Fournier.

The three Caponi families each play a different role and complement each other. Caponi Display is a traditional modern with relatively high contrast, ideal for headline typography. Caponi Slab has low contrast throughout, culminating in a striking black weight, useful for large, expressive display typefaces, while being robust enough for subheads, quotation marks and other small display uses. Caponi Text is a more faithful interpretation of Bodoni's early work, capturing the unexpected warmth of his roman and the quirks of italics, with mismatched terminal forms and subtly varying serifs.