Poetica (typeface)
| Designer(s) | Robert Slimbach |
|---|---|
| Commissioned by | Adobe Systems |
| Date released | 1992 |
| Sample | |
Poetica is 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,[1][2][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]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Poetica™ - Desktop font « MyFonts". www.myfonts.com. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
- ^ a b "Poetica | Adobe Fonts". fonts.adobe.com. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
- ^ "Calligraphy - Poetica Fonts Makes it Beautiful". www.graphic-design.com. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
- ^ Shaw, Paul (May 19, 2005). "The Digital Past: When Typefaces Were Experimental". AIGA | the professional association for design. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
- ^ "Poetica™ font family | Linotype.com". www.linotype.com. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
- ^ Pflughaupt, Laurent (2007). Letter by Letter: An Alphabetical Miscellany. Princeton Architectural Press. p. 66. ISBN 9781568987378.