Adobe Font Folio
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Adobe Font Folio is a collection of over 2300 OpenType
fonts, designed by several renowned type foundries. , there were around 10,000 fonts available in OpenType format. Adobe's font library makes up under a third of the total, all of which are included in Font Folio.
Folio with fonts shown.]
OpenType
OpenType is a format for scalable computer fonts. It was built on its predecessor TrueType, retaining TrueType's basic structure and adding many intricate data structures for prescribing typographic behavior...
fonts, designed by several renowned type foundries. , there were around 10,000 fonts available in OpenType format. Adobe's font library makes up under a third of the total, all of which are included in Font Folio.
Version History
- Version 7, released March 13, 1995, Had over 2000 Type 1 (PostScriptPostScriptPostScript is a dynamically typed concatenative programming language created by John Warnock and Charles Geschke in 1982. It is best known for its use as a page description language in the electronic and desktop publishing areas. Adobe PostScript 3 is also the worldwide printing and imaging...
) typefaces. First release supporting Silicon GraphicsSilicon GraphicsSilicon Graphics, Inc. was a manufacturer of high-performance computing solutions, including computer hardware and software, founded in 1981 by Jim Clark...
and Sun MicrosystemsSun MicrosystemsSun Microsystems, Inc. was a company that sold :computers, computer components, :computer software, and :information technology services. Sun was founded on February 24, 1982...
platforms. - Version 8
- Version 9, has some OpenType type faces but predominately PostScript Type 1
- Version 10. Marketed as Opentype Edition, released August 11, 2003, claiming "more than 2000" typefaces in OpenType format. Offered as a 20 user license or for the first time, a 10 user license to make it more affordable.
- Version 11. Released September 5, 2007, touting more than 2300 fonts. All OpenType
- Version 12, will have more than 2500 fonts.
External links
Folio with fonts shown.]