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Optima

Added by UF x Design 850 on Feb 22nd, 2025

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1958

Optima is a sans-serif humanist typeface designed by Hermann Zapf for the D. Stempel AG Foundry, released in 1958. The typeface was inspired by classical Roman capitals and stone carvings from the Renaissance.

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