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Rotis® Semi Serif Paneuropean font family

Designed by  Otl Aicher in 1988

Up to 2 Typefaces
Supports at least 89 languages (W1G / OT CFF)

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Supports up to 89 languages.

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Supports up to 13 OpenType features.

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Rotis¿ is a comprehensive family group with Sans Serif, Semi Sans, Serif, and Semi Serif styles, for a total of 17 weights including italics. The four families have similar weights, heights and proportions; though the Sans is primarily monotone, the Semi Sans has swelling strokes, the Semi Serif has just a few serifs, and the Serif has serifs and strokes with mostly vertical axes. Designed by Otl Aicher for Agfa in 1989, Rotis has become something of a European zeitgeist. This highly rationalized yet intriguing type is seen everywhere, from book text to billboards. The blending of sans with serif was almost revolutionary when Aicher first started working on the idea. Traditionalists felt that discarding serifs from some forms and giving unusual curves and edges to others might be something new, but not something better. But Rotis was based on those principles, and has proven itself not only highly legible, but also remarkably successful on a wide scale. Rotis is easily identifiable in all its styles by the cap C and lowercase c and e: note the hooked tops, serifless bottoms, and underslung body curves. Aicher is a long-time teacher of design and has many years of practical experience as a graphic designer. He named Rotis after the small village in southern German where he lives. Rotis¿ is suitable for just about any use: book text, documentation, business reports, business correspondence, magazines, newspapers, posters, advertisements, multimedia, and corporate design. Today Rotis ia also available with paneuropean caracter set.

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Rotis® Semi Serif Paneuropean 55 Regular

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Rotis Semi Serif Paneuropean 55 Regular
Rotis Semi Serif Paneuropean 55 Regular
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Rotis® Semi Serif Paneuropean 65 Bold

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Rotis Semi Serif Paneuropean 65 Bold
Rotis Semi Serif Paneuropean 65 Bold
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Rotis is a trademark of Monotype Imaging Inc. registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain other jurisdictions.