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RotisŪ Serif Font Family

- by Otl Aicher
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RotisŪ Serif 55 Roman (Monotype Originals)
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RotisŪ Serif 56 Italic (Monotype Originals)
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RotisŪ Serif 65 Bold (Monotype Originals)
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RotisŪ Serif Cyrillic 55 Regular (Monotype Originals)
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RotisŪ Serif Cyrillic 56 Italic (Monotype Originals)
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RotisŪ Serif Cyrillic 65 Bold (Monotype Originals)
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RotisŪ Serif Greek 55 Regular (Monotype Originals)
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Otl Aicher – born May 13, 1922 in Ulm, Germany, died September 1, 1991 in Rotis über Leutkirch, Germany – type designer, graphic designer, author, teacher. 1946–47: studies at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Munich. 1947: design studio in Ulm. Produces graphics for: Braun Elektrogeräte (1954), Deutsche Lufthansa (1969), Westdeutsche Landesbank (1964), Blohm & Voss (1964), Bayrische Rückversicherung (1972), Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen ZDF (1974) and Erco (from 1976), among [...]
Font Designer: Otl Aicher, 1988 Otl Aicher named his typeface Rotis® after the small village in southern Germany where he has lived since 1972. The goal was to create an aesthetic type family which could fulfil a variety of typographic requirements. The result: a remarkable sans serif and a reserved antiqua with a total of 17 weights which combine extremely well with one another. This unification of two classic forms was almost revolutionary in 1988. Over centuries, designers had [...]
Font Designer: Otl Aicher, 1988 Otl Aicher named his typeface Rotis® after the small village in southern Germany where he has lived since 1972. The goal was to create an aesthetic type family which could fulfil a variety of typographic requirements. The result: a remarkable sans serif and a reserved antiqua with a total of 17 weights which combine extremely well with one another. This unification of two classic forms was almost revolutionary in 1988. Over centuries, designers had [...]

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Designer: Otl Aicher, 1988
The RotisŪ Serif Font Family is part of the Monotype Originals.
Rotis is a large typeface family consisting of, Serif, Semi Serif, Semi Serif and Sans Serif font styles. Agfa Rotis was created for Agfa Compugraphic. The font styles are matched for weight and height to give consistency when mixed. Certain round characters have a distinctive calligraphic treatment which is apparent in all styles. A versatile family which can be used for text as well as display setting. Designed by Otl Aicher at Druckhaus Maack, Agfa Rotis is very readable and good for use in any contemporary texts.

Rotis is a trademark of Monotype Imaging Inc. registered in the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office and may be registered in certain jurisdictions.

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