Catull Explained

Catull
Style:Serif
Classifications:serif
Releasedate:1982
Creator:Gustav Jaeger
Foundry:Berthold

Catull is a serif typeface created by Gustav Jaeger for the Berthold Type Foundry in 1982.[1]

It has been used since May 31, 1999 by Google in its logo. The company that publishes the search engine transformed it into 3D before giving it colors and a shadow. The company's email service, Gmail, uses it for the first letter of the logo.

Google stopped using this font for its logo on September 1, 2015.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: McWade . John . June 30, 2010 . Famous logo links past and present? . 2024-07-31 . Before & After's Design Talk.
  2. News: Matthews . Dylan . September 1, 2015 . Here’s Google’s brand new logo . 2024-07-31 . Vox.