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Olympian

Olympian®

by Linotype
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Olympian Font Family was designed by Matthew Carter and published by Linotype. Olympian contains 4 styles and family package options.

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    About Olympian Font Family


    After the Second World War, the Ionic style replaced Modern Face as the favored typeface for newsprint. A couple decades later, it was in turn replaced by the next generation of newspaper fonts, a mix of Old Face, Transitional and Modern Face forms. Olympian itself tends toward the Old Face style but is nevertheless an example of this new generation, a result of a time of change and experimentation.

    Designers: Matthew Carter

    Publisher: Linotype

    Foundry: Linotype

    Design Owner: Linotype

    MyFonts debut: Sep 14, 2000

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

    About Linotype

    For over a century, Linotype has successfully produced, marketed, and licensed quality fonts. Its proven methods have been expanded over the years, adapting to new technologies. As fonts are a vehicle for all visual communication, Linotype partners with both designers and typographers, who together promote global transfer and open discussion.The Linotype font library is owned by Monotype and includes renowned fonts such as Helvetica, Neue H...

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