Normande
A French form of Fat Face, derived from the British; matrices survive at Berthold in Berlin.
OCR-A
A set of capitals adequate for machine reading only; this barely legible pioneer sees declining use.
OCR-B BT
Adrian Frutiger’s distinguished and successful 1966 design for the European Computer Manufacturers’ Association improving readability of letters for both machines and humans. OCR-B is replacing OCR-A.
Old Dreadful No. 7
Old Dreadful No. 7 is truly a unique typeface design. Bitstream’s designers and other employees all contributed individual letterforms to the character set. This typeface is definitely not recommended for…
Onyx
Gerry Powell’s revival of the condensed and elongated Fat Face, cut for ATF.
Oranda
Bitstream’s Oranda was designed by the noted Dutch designer Gerard Unger as a custom project for the European printer manufacturer, Océ, in 1986.
Orbit-B
A second VGC face, this one by S. Biggenden, borrowing from the structure of MICR figures to lend computer associations to the page.
Orchestra BT
Created by Italian graphic designer and illustrator Lorenzo Lalatta, Orchestra brings a whimsical yet elegant spin to Latin typography. Every letterform is cleverly adapted from the shape of a musical…
Oz Handicraft BT
The Oz Handicraft™ family celebrates an unknown side of Oswald Cooper’s work. Best known for his seminal Cooper Black™ typeface, Cooper also designed several other typefaces. None, however, were sans…