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Zitat

Zitat is a matter-of-fact and powerful contemporary roman, which was originally designed for newspaper use. Narrow letters and a relatively high x-height produce the kind of compact type that’s well suited to narrow text columns. Nowhere has more been done than necessary to achieve clarity and yet, when one considers the basic typeface, it sounds a friendly note that is spirited and sensitive, open and dependable, powerful and persuasive.

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Zitat is an extremely legible typeface originally designed for use in newspapers. Clarity is the supreme design principle: complex letter forms, which would lead to blobbing in small sizes, are opened (seen in B, K, R, g, k). Unnecessary serifs are removed (for example at E and F). The lower case characters h, m and n have semi-serifs – leaving the inner spaces of these letters more open. The capitals are slightly bolder than the lower case characters to help structure the linguistic rhythm.

The italic is a beautiful typeface in its own right. The variety of angles give it a lively and vibrant character. The only true serif in the lower case can be found in the »f«, to avoid a descender, which would have looked too calligraphic. The only direct reference to writing is in the lower bar of the z.

Zitat contains Old-style figures by default. Lining figures and Tabular figures are also available.

Early drawing of Zitat, 1995