Forte
Forte is a script typeface designed by Austrian commercial artist Carl Reissberger on May 8, 1962, for the Monotype Corporation.
Forte
- Name
- Forte
- Period
- 1962.
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Forte is a script typeface designed by Austrian commercial artist Carl Reissberger on May 8, 1962, for the Monotype Corporation.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Forte • Style — Script • Classifications — Calligraphy • Creator — Carl Reissberger • Foundry — Monotype • Creationdate — 1962 • Glyphs — 253
Design
Design
The idea for the script face came from the study of plants, individual letterforms being inspired by the long stems and furry heads of the reed. It is intended to give a contrast to sans-serif and classical modern types. Adobe suggests the optimal viewing size to 18.0 points.
Unicode
Unicode
Forte has characters in the following Unicode ranges: • Block — Glyphs • Basic Latin — 95 • Latin-1 Supplement — 95 • Latin Extended-A — 6 • Latin Extended-B — 1
Chronology
Dated record
Chronology
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1962
Forte first recorded.
1962
Forte is recorded from 1962.
Primary material
Documents and archives
authority file
- Gemeinsame Normdatei 10302338-0, Forte.
General reference · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
- Getty Union List of Artist Names 500376800, Forte, Casimiro.
General reference · The Getty Research Institute
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q17042793: Forte
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 10302338-0, Forte.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
Secondary witnessauthority file
Getty Union List of Artist Names 500376800, Forte, Casimiro.The Getty Research Institute
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