Palatino Sans Informal Complete Family Pack

Palatino Sans shows in its alphabets an interpretation of a type different from all the traditional sans serif faces of monotone strokes that are done with a ruler. Notice how the letters of Palatino Sans have elegant curved outlines, not as uniform and without sharp edges, to convey a more soft expression. The details of the stems can be seen especially in large sizes. Typical for all the Palatino alphabets are the open letter ‘P’, and the curved lower-case ‘l’ for a [...]

Biography of Akira Kobayashi: Studied at the Musashino Art University in Tokyo, and later followed this up with a calligraphy course at the London College of Printing. Freelance type designer since 1997. Professional experience April 1983–March 1989 Sha-ken Co. Ltd, Japan Typeface design department December 1990–June 1993 Jiyu-kobo Ltd, Japan September 1993–March 1997 TypeBank Co. Ltd, Japan March 1997–April 2001 Freelance type designer April 1998–April [...]

German designer Hermann Zapf created the following fonts: Aldus® (1954), Aldus Nova (2005), Aurelia™ (1983), Comenius® Antiqua BQ (1976), Edison™ (1978), Kompakt™ (1954), Marconi® (1976), Medici® Script (1971), Melior® (1952), Noris Script® (1976), Optima® (1958), Optima nova (2002), Orion™ (1974), Palatino™® (1950), Palatino nova (2005), Palatino™ Sans (2006), Saphir™ (1953), Sistina® (1950), Vario™ (1982), Venture™ (1969), Virtuosa® Classic (2009), [...]

For more than half a century, Professor Hermann Zapf has been designing typefaces that have helped define how our world communicates. Now we are pleased to present his newest series of families, Palatino™ Sans and Palatino Sans Informal. An extension of the Palatino idea, which was first made manifest in 1950, these groundbreaking sans serif typefaces offer another interpretation of the sans serif genre. Whether set alone or used in combination with each other or the Palatino, Palatino [...]

Palatino undressed – Sans and Sans Informal Bad Homburg, 26 January, 2007. Palatino Sans recasts the mold. Migrating his classic typeface from a serif to sans, Hermann Zapf makes an epochal leap. He not only transforms the traditional letters of the famous Palatino™ typeface into the grotesque, but does it with a warmth that transcends the usual cool associations with a sans serif typeface. This synthesis of modern and classic styles leaves room for a bright openness, so the type strides [...]

Designer: Hermann Zapf / Akira Kobayashi, 1950

Palatino Sans Informal Complete Family Pack gehört zur Palatino® Sans Schriftfamilie, die in der Linotype Originals enthalten ist.

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