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#2 6 TYPEFACES ELICIIA HAN
Optima
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medium stroke contrast
tilted oval bowl
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tilted oval counter
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lightly tilted stroke axis
tilted oval bowl
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low-stress tilted tail with calligraphy style
Designer: Hermann Zapf Foundry: D. Stempel AG. Linotype Country of origin: Germany Release year: 1958 Classification: Humanist/inscriptional Sans Optima is a Humanist sans typeface that defies categorization. However, its vertical stress is more Rational then Humanist that it’s stroke follow proportions and end in cupped terminals. Nowadays, Optima is widely used in cosmetic market.
citation: Optima, myfonts, https://www.myfonts.com/linotype/optima/
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