Optima
Date
1958
Credits
- Hermann Zapf Designer
- D. Stempel AG Foundry
Format
- Typeface 63
Type of Work
- Finished work 5613
Typefaces
Media
- software 78
Techniques
- digital 220
Locations Made
- Germany 92
Optima is a sans-serif humanist typeface designed by Hermann Zapf for the D. Stempel AG Foundry, released in 1958. The typeface was inspired by classical Roman capitals and stone carvings from the Renaissance.
Type specimen of Optima