Adobe Font Folio was a collection of more than 2,400
OpenType
OpenType is a format for scalable computer fonts. Derived from TrueType, it retains TrueType's basic structure but adds many intricate data structures for describing typographic behavior. OpenType is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corpora ...
fonts
In movable type, metal typesetting, a font is a particular #Characteristics, size, weight and style of a ''typeface'', defined as the set of fonts that share an overall design.
For instance, the typeface Bauer Bodoni (shown in the figure) inclu ...
, 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.
The product was discontinued in June 2022.
Font Folio. End of Sale
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Version history
* Version 7, released March 13, 1995. Had over 2,000 Type 1 (PostScript
PostScript (PS) is a page description language and dynamically typed, stack-based programming language. It is most commonly used in the electronic publishing and desktop publishing realm, but as a Turing complete programming language, it c ...
) typefaces. First release supporting Silicon Graphics
Silicon Graphics, Inc. (stylized as SiliconGraphics before 1999, later rebranded SGI, historically known as Silicon Graphics Computer Systems or SGCS) was an American high-performance computing manufacturer, producing computer hardware and soft ...
and Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems, Inc., often known as Sun for short, was an American technology company that existed from 1982 to 2010 which developed and sold computers, computer components, software, and information technology services. Sun contributed sig ...
platforms.
* Version 8, released in September, 1997.
* Version 9, released in January, 2001. Had some OpenType typefaces, but still predominantly PostScript Type 1.
* Version 10. Marketed as Font Folio Opentype Edition, released August 11, 2003, claiming "more than 2,000" fonts in OpenType format. Offered as a 20-user license and, for the first time, a 10-user license to make it more affordable.
* Version 11. Released September 5, 2007, touting more than 2,300 fonts (all OpenType).
* Version 11.1. Released December 21, 2011. The collection has 2,433 OpenType fonts.
See also
* Adobe Fonts
Adobe Fonts (formerly Typekit) is an online service that provides its subscribers with access to its font library, under a single licensing agreement. The fonts may be used directly on websites, or synced via Adobe Creative Cloud to applications ...
* Adobe Originals
The Adobe Originals program is a series of digital typefaces created by Adobe Systems from 1989 for professional use, intended to be of extremely high design quality while offering a large feature set across many languages. Many are strongly infl ...
* Adobe Type
References
External links
Adobe Font Folio Font List
(As of 9th August 2012)
Font Folio
Digital typography
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