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a Named after La Scala opera house in Milan, the word Scala means “spectrum,� an appropriate name for a family that covers such a wide range.
about
It was originally created for Music Centre Vredenburg in Ultrech, yet it’s been used in Taschen (a german publisher that specializes in popular art books), publications for art galleries, as well as Netherlands’ second highest circulation newspaper: Algemeen Dagblad. Other uses include posters, bookcovers, booklets, etc.
Born in 1960, Majoor attended the Academy in Fine Arts in Arnheim. He grew very interested in type, however he could never focus on it due to the programs conceptually based generalism. He searched in the academy’s libraries for books in order to learn more on the subject,which led him to diverse influences. In 1988, he worked at Vredenburg Music Centre in Utrecht, there, he used for the first time Macintosh computers and felt frustrated with the available typefaces. As he now had the acces to the technology he decided to create his own typeface.
Scala, was launched in 1989. In 1991 FontFont’s Erik Spiekermann approached Majoor for the rights to license it, two years later FF Scala Sans was released and in 1997 FF Scala Jewels was also made available. It was not created as a remake of other typefaces, for which it carries no historical baggage. Perfect for new young design.
There once was a man named Martin,
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who didn’t like the typefaces in his
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Macintosh, so with the help of his fairy
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god boss, he created his own. He decided
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to name her Scala, and she was fresh
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and beautiful. But her curvy tails and
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angled terminals made all the other
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typefaces jealous, so she was often alone.
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Martin decided to give her a sister,
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whom he called Scala Sans, and thus
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they were loved by all.
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anatomy
Non-lining numerals They contain ascenders and descenders just as lowercases.
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