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Frutiger
Frutiger (Swiss Standard German pronunciation: [ˈfruːtɪɡər]) is a series of typefaces named after its Swiss designer, Adrian Frutiger.
About Frutiger
Frutiger (Swiss Standard German pronunciation: [ˈfruːtɪɡər]) is a series of typefaces named after its Swiss designer, Adrian Frutiger. Frutiger is a humanist sans-serif typeface, intended to be clear and highly legible at a distance or at small text sizes. A popular design worldwide, type designer Steve Matteson described its structure as "the best choice for legibility in pretty much any situation" at small text sizes, while Erik Spiekermann named it as "the best general typeface ever".
From the Wikipedia article “Frutiger (typeface)”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Using Frutiger in a book
Test this typeface at both text and display sizes before committing; print a sample page at final size.
Commercial typefaces require a licence that covers embedding in PDFs and ebooks; check the foundry's licence before you publish.
Sources & data
- Structured data from Wikidata Q915886 (CC0).
- Summary text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).