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'''ITC Zapf Chancery''' is a family of [[script typeface]]s designed by the type designer [[Hermann Zapf]]. It is one of the three typefaces designed by Zapf that are shipped with computers running Apple's [[Mac OS]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/04/business/responsible-party-hermann-zapf-written-on-wall-and-in-windows.html|title=RESPONSIBLE PARTY/HERMANN ZAPF; Written on Wall (And in Windows)|publisher=New York Times|date= February 4, 2001|author=Kathleen Carroll}}</ref> |
'''ITC Zapf Chancery''' is a family of [[script typeface]]s designed by the type designer [[Hermann Zapf]]. It is one of the three typefaces designed by Zapf that are shipped with computers running Apple's [[Mac OS]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/04/business/responsible-party-hermann-zapf-written-on-wall-and-in-windows.html|title=RESPONSIBLE PARTY/HERMANN ZAPF; Written on Wall (And in Windows)|publisher=New York Times|date= February 4, 2001|author=Kathleen Carroll}}</ref> |
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==Variants and similar typefaces== |
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'''URW Chancery L''' by URW (Unternehmensberatung Rubow Weber — from the founders' names<ref>[http://www.myfonts.com/foundry/urw/ MyFonts.com - URW]</ref> now retitled URW++) provides a [[GPL]]-ed clone of the font. An extended version '''TeX Gyre Chorus''' is another similar typeface based on the URW Chancery L font. This typeface is released in formats compatible with [[LaTeX]] as well as with modern [[OpenType]] compatible systems. |
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==Popular Culture== |
==Popular Culture== |
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Revision as of 22:49, 8 April 2011
ITC Zapf Chancery is a family of script typefaces designed by the type designer Hermann Zapf. It is one of the three typefaces designed by Zapf that are shipped with computers running Apple's Mac OS.[1]
Variants and similar typefaces
URW Chancery L by URW (Unternehmensberatung Rubow Weber — from the founders' names[2] now retitled URW++) provides a GPL-ed clone of the font. An extended version TeX Gyre Chorus is another similar typeface based on the URW Chancery L font. This typeface is released in formats compatible with LaTeX as well as with modern OpenType compatible systems.
Popular Culture
In episode 1 of Season 5 of The Office, Weight Loss, Pam's typography professor at the Pratt Institute apologizes for being late to class, explaining, "I accidentally switched my alarm clock setting to Zapf Chancery."[3]
References
- ^ Kathleen Carroll (February 4, 2001). "RESPONSIBLE PARTY/HERMANN ZAPF; Written on Wall (And in Windows)". New York Times.
- ^ MyFonts.com - URW
- ^ ""The Office: Weight Loss Quotes"". Office Tally.com.
See also
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