Myriad (typeface)
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Myriad is a humanist sans-serif typeface designed by Robert Slimbach and Carol Twombly for Adobe Systems. Myriad was intended as a neutral, general-purpose typeface that could fulfill a range of uses and have a form easily expandable by computer-aided design to a large range of weights and widths.[1][2]
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Category | Sans-serif |
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Classification | Humanist |
Designer(s) | Robert Slimbach Carol Twombly |
Foundry | Adobe Type |
Date released | 1992 |
Design based on | Frutiger |
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Myriad is known for its usage by Apple Inc., replacing Apple Garamond as Apple's corporate font from April 29, 2002, to January 24, 2017. Myriad is easily distinguished from other sans-serif fonts due to its "y" descender (tail) and slanting "e" cut.