Poetica
Poetica is a calligraphic, ornamental typeface designed by Robert Slimbach for Adobe Systems in 1992. Regarded as the first family of italic type in digital form, it is available in 21 weights to cater numerous design ideas in a single typeface family. Poetica features a variety of different ampersand characters.
Poetica
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- 1992
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Poetica is a calligraphic, ornamental typeface designed by Robert Slimbach for Adobe Systems in 1992. Regarded as the first family of italic type in digital form, it is available in 21 weights to cater numerous design ideas in a single typeface family. Poetica features a variety of different ampersand characters.
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• Releasedate — 1992 • Commissioned By — Adobe Systems • Creator — Robert Slimbach • Sample — * Illustration — Sample image of the font Poetica
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 1397657952, Poetica.
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 1397657952, Poetica.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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