Optima in use

First presented by Stempel at DRUPA 1958. Also available for the Linotype. The metal version had alternates for (non-splayed) ‘M’ and ‘N’ with blunt top terminals.

Compugraphic’s clone was named Oracle. [Compugraphic 1976]

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Hermann Zapf

Release Date

1958

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Stokowski Conducts Wagner album art1977

J.J. Stelmach
Bob Pepper

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Lou Rawls – All Things In Time album art1976

Ed Lee

Contributed by Bryant Maquito

Lou Rawls – <cite>All Things In Time</cite> album art

The Wonderful World of Mushrooms and Other Fungi by Helen L. Pursey1977

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>The Wonderful World of Mushrooms and Other Fungi</cite> by Helen L. Pursey

Sponsor

The Spotters Guide to Mushrooms and Other Fungi by Aurel Dermek1985

unknown

Contributed by Fonts In Use Staff

<cite>The Spotters Guide to Mushrooms and Other Fungi</cite> by Aurel Dermek

“The Twelve Months of Love”, Playboy, Jan. 19691969

unknown

Contributed by Jeff Vorzimmer

“The Twelve Months of Love”, <cite>Playboy</cite>, Jan. 1969

Tim Maia – Tim Maia (1976) album art1976

Aldo Luiz
Jorge Vianna

Contributed by Giovanna Cianelli

Tim Maia – <cite>Tim Maia</cite> (1976) album art

Yamasa Planet T slot machinesc. 1985

Yamasa

Contributed by Hiroaki Moriya

Yamasa <cite>Planet T</cite> slot machines

Thelonious Monk Quartet – Monk’s Dream album art1963

Don Hunstein

Contributed by Noah Bromberg

Staff Pick

World Wide Web logotypec. 1993

Robert Cailliau

Contributed by Gregory Cadars

Wil – Toivon Ettei Sust Tuu Kuuluisaa EP2021

Julian Schröpel

Contributed by Julian Schröpel

Etnografski Muzej Split

Photo(s) by Morton1905 on Flickr.

Growing Pains TV intro & credits1985

unknown

Contributed by Jayce Wheeled

<cite>Growing Pains</cite> TV intro & credits

Wil feat. Joe L – “Postilaatikko”2021

Julian Schröpel
Simbayu Studios

Contributed by Julian Schröpel

“Zayre 10th Birthday Sale” ad (1966)1966

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Christa Ludwig – Bizet’s Carmen album artc. 1967

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Éditions Alliac. 2010

Gérard Berréby
Patrick Lébédeff

Contributed by Pierre Brossard

Six San Francisco Poets (The Giligia Press)1969

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Six San Francisco Poets</cite> (The Giligia Press)

Toast photography visual identity2020

Studio Work

Contributed by STUDIO WORK

Sam Way singles (2021)2021

Charlotte Bourn

Contributed by Charlotte Bourn

Color Power (Domel)1981

Heather M. Searle
Domel

Contributed by Ezra Fike

Let’s Find Out About Halloween by Paulette Cooperc. 1972

unknown
Errol Le Cain

Contributed by Jayce Wheeled

Shock paperback series by Richard Matheson (Dell)1966

Norman Adams
Tom Ryan

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Moulinex Kontakt-Grill Expressc. 1975

Contributed by Jasper van Doorn

Romance by Jean Pierrot2018

Jean Pierrot
John Zabawa

Contributed by John Zabawa

Taylor Wine ad (1969)1969

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Schaedler Newsletter, Maybe May, 19741974

John N. Schaedler

Photo(s) by Stephen Coles on Flickr.

Inferno (1980) movie posters, trailer, titles1983

unknown
Studio Verzini

Contributed by Simon Abranowicz

<cite>Inferno</cite> (1980) movie posters, trailer, titles

Staff Pick

El Morito Y Su Grupo at Restaurant Bar Los Cardenales concert flyer

Photo(s) by Make It Old on Flickr.

Betty Davis – They Say I’m Different album art, Just Sunshine Records logo1974

Ron Levine
Bill Levy

Contributed by Elise Carlton

Staff Pick

Opera News covers (Mar 25, 1967; Mar 22, 1969; Jan 17, 1970)c. 1967

Milton Glaser
Bob Ciano

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Opera News</cite> covers (Mar 25, 1967; Mar 22, 1969; Jan 17, 1970)

Staff Pick

Ford ads (mid-1960s)c. 1965

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

The Inside furniture website2019

unknown

Contributed by Alain Papazian

Netflix: The Irishman newspaper2019

Ryan Heape
Yiching Sung
Invisible North

Contributed by Ryan Heape

Staff Pick

Paradiso magazine (2017–)c. 2017

Muse Muse

Contributed by Enrico Becker

Roy Clark – The Entertainer album art1974

Bill Levy

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Roy Clark – <cite>The Entertainer</cite> album art

CDC – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website2020

unknown

Contributed by Eben Sorkin

CDC – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website

Michelob beerc. 2020

unknown

Contributed by Richard Lipton

Foster Grant sunglasses ad (1966)1966

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Athens Photo Festival 2019 catalogue2019

Matina Nikolaidou

Contributed by Matina Nikolaidou

Here’s Brenda Lee – Brenda Lee1967

unknown

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Schneiderei Zimmermann

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

The Chinese Exhibition1974

Nelson Gallery Foundation
Richard A. Anderson

Contributed by Ezra Fike

How To Decorate Your Homec. 1972

unknown

Contributed by Jason Timmons

Staff Pick

Psychic Observer & Chimes magazine logos and coversc. 1974

unknown

Contributed by Robert Beatty

<cite>Psychic Observer & Chimes</cite> magazine logos and covers

Digitron 800 scale brochurec. 1980

Contributed by Jason Timmons

Salvatori: A Corsa in Trinità2018

Plantain

Contributed by Plantain Publishing

<cite>Salvatori: A Corsa in Trinità</cite>

Aviation and space travel coin sets by Shellc. 1970

unknown
Danbury Mint

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Aēsop “Atlas of Attraction” gift kits2018

Aēsop

Contributed by Production Type

Goya: Obra Gráfica Completa2004

Editorial Casariego

Contributed by Luis Maraia

Southern Contemporary Rock Assembly – “SCRA”1971

Barry Cannings
Art Design Studio

Contributed by Matthijs Sluiter

Southern Contemporary Rock Assembly – <cite>“SCRA”</cite>

Kata / The Unsinkable Dory

Contributed by Polytechnic

Student Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam flyers and postersc. 1967

unknown

Contributed by Garrison Martin

Staff Pick

ColecoVision console1982

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Main Stream Power Band – Holiday For Swing album art1980

Design Studio Signa

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Main Stream Power Band – <cite>Holiday For Swing</cite> album art

SUR. Revista de Fotolibros Latinoamericanos #12018

Ricardo Báez

Contributed by Ricardo Baez

Qatar Airways (2008–2015)c. 2008

Qatar Airways
Dino Favale

Contributed by Caslon

Brewery Quarter, Cardiffc. 2017

Contributed by Laurence Penney

Qatar Airways (2015–)c. 2015

Qatar Airways
180 Kingsday

Contributed by Rajasree Bhadra

Triangle – “Les Brumes De Chatou” single cover1971

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Triangle – “Les Brumes De Chatou<cite>”</cite> single cover

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Stokowski Conducts Wagner album art1977

Lou Rawls – All Things In Time album art1976

The Wonderful World of Mushrooms and Other Fungi by Helen L. Pursey1977

The Spotters Guide to Mushrooms and Other Fungi by Aurel Dermek1985

“The Twelve Months of Love”, Playboy, Jan. 19691969

Tim Maia – Tim Maia (1976) album art1976

Yamasa Planet T slot machinesc. 1985

Thelonious Monk Quartet – Monk’s Dream album art1963

World Wide Web logotypec. 1993

Wil – Toivon Ettei Sust Tuu Kuuluisaa EP2021

Etnografski Muzej Split

Growing Pains TV intro & credits1985

Wil feat. Joe L – “Postilaatikko”2021

“Zayre 10th Birthday Sale” ad (1966)1966

Christa Ludwig – Bizet’s Carmen album artc. 1967

Éditions Alliac. 2010

Six San Francisco Poets (The Giligia Press)1969

Toast photography visual identity2020

Sam Way singles (2021)2021

Color Power (Domel)1981

Let’s Find Out About Halloween by Paulette Cooperc. 1972

Shock paperback series by Richard Matheson (Dell)1966

Moulinex Kontakt-Grill Expressc. 1975

Romance by Jean Pierrot2018

Taylor Wine ad (1969)1969

Schaedler Newsletter, Maybe May, 19741974

Inferno (1980) movie posters, trailer, titles1983

El Morito Y Su Grupo at Restaurant Bar Los Cardenales concert flyer

Betty Davis – They Say I’m Different album art, Just Sunshine Records logo1974

Opera News covers (Mar 25, 1967; Mar 22, 1969; Jan 17, 1970)c. 1967

Ford ads (mid-1960s)c. 1965

The Inside furniture website2019

Netflix: The Irishman newspaper2019

Paradiso magazine (2017–)c. 2017

Roy Clark – The Entertainer album art1974

CDC – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website2020

Michelob beerc. 2020

Foster Grant sunglasses ad (1966)1966

Athens Photo Festival 2019 catalogue2019

Here’s Brenda Lee – Brenda Lee1967

Schneiderei Zimmermann

The Chinese Exhibition1974

How To Decorate Your Homec. 1972

Psychic Observer & Chimes magazine logos and coversc. 1974

Digitron 800 scale brochurec. 1980

Salvatori: A Corsa in Trinità2018

Aviation and space travel coin sets by Shellc. 1970

Aēsop “Atlas of Attraction” gift kits2018

Goya: Obra Gráfica Completa2004

Southern Contemporary Rock Assembly – “SCRA”1971

Kata / The Unsinkable Dory

Student Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam flyers and postersc. 1967

ColecoVision console1982

Main Stream Power Band – Holiday For Swing album art1980

SUR. Revista de Fotolibros Latinoamericanos #12018

Qatar Airways (2008–2015)c. 2008

Brewery Quarter, Cardiffc. 2017

Qatar Airways (2015–)c. 2015

Triangle – “Les Brumes De Chatou” single cover1971