Optima
Date
1958
Credits
- Hermann Zapf Designer
- D. Stempel AG Foundry
Format
- Typeface 60
Type of Work
- Finished work 5562
Typefaces
Media
- software 70
Techniques
- digital 207
Locations Made
- Germany 90
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