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,[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]
Designer(s) | Robert Slimbach |
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Commissioned by | Adobe Systems |
Date released | 1992 |
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Poetica features a variety of different ampersand characters.[6]