Poetica (typeface) explained

Releasedate:1992
Commissioned By:Adobe Systems
Creator:Robert Slimbach

Poetica is the name of a calligraphic, ornamental typeface designed by Robert Slimbach for Adobe Systems in 1992.[1] [2] As one of the first of the Adobe Originals family of typefaces including a swash version,[3] it attained a wide usage in digital typography. Regarded as the first family of italic type in digital form,[4] it is available in 21 weights to cater numerous design ideas in a single typeface family.[5]

Poetica features a variety of different ampersand characters.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Poetica™ - Desktop font « MyFonts. www.myfonts.com. 2019-02-28.
  2. Web site: Poetica Adobe Fonts. fonts.adobe.com. 2019-02-28.
  3. Web site: Calligraphy - Poetica Fonts Makes it Beautiful. www.graphic-design.com. 2019-02-28.
  4. Web site: The Digital Past: When Typefaces Were Experimental. Shaw. Paul. May 19, 2005. AIGA the professional association for design. 2019-02-28.
  5. Web site: Poetica™ font family Linotype.com. www.linotype.com. 2019-02-28.
  6. Book: Pflughaupt, Laurent. Letter by Letter: An Alphabetical Miscellany. 2007. Princeton Architectural Press. 9781568987378. en. 66.

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