New Journal

The typeface was designed at the Polygraphmash type design bureau in 1951-53 by Lev Malanov, Elena Tsaregorodtseva et al. Based on Cyrillic version of Excelsior, 1931, of Mergenthaler Linotype, by…

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New Letter Gothic font New Standard font

New Standard

Designed at Polygraphmash circa 1940 (project manager Anatoly Shchukin). Based on the text typefaces of the late 19th and early 20th centuries of Obyknovennaya (Common) group. The digital version developed…

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Newton font

Newton

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Based on Times New Roman of Monotype, 1932, by Stanley Morison and Victor Lardent, and other versions of Times. It has many characteristics of an Old Style serif faces; it…

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Nina font

Nina

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Based on informal pen handwriting. A set of Western characters and two bold weights were added in 2011 by Gennady Fridman. For use in advertising and display typography.

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Numerals font OCR One font

OCR One

Designed at ParaType in 1997 by Tagir Safayev. Based on OCR-A typeface (1968) of American Type Founders. A simple sans serif typeface designed to meet the requirements of the US…

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Octava font

Octava

PT Octava™ was designed at ParaType in 2001 by Vladimir Yefimov. The first (Cyrillic only) version named Scriptura Russica (1996) consisting of three styles (book, italic, bold) was commissioned by…

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Olga font

Olga

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Based on informal pen handwriting. A set of Western and Central European characters was added in 2011 by Gennady Fridman. For use in advertising and display typography.

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Opticum font

Opticum

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Font family Opticum is not just a set of fonts, it’s a maze construction kit that hides letters inside. Each inscription is a little brain-twister with variable difficulty, where the…

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