What is the Rusticana™ font?

Rusticana is a part of the 1990 program “Type before Gutenberg”, which included the work of twelve contemporary font designers and represented styles from across the ages. Linotype offers a package including all these fonts on its web page, www.fonts.de. Rusticana was designed by Adrian Frutiger and appeared with Linotype in 1993. Its historical roots go back to the Roman Capitalis, the all caps engraved writing of ancient Rome which reached its peak in the first century. From this style evolved other Roman forms, and one, Rustica, proved particularly good for text on bronze, as opposed to in stone. The Rusticana of Frutiger has open, seemingly irregular forms which lend a distinctive rhythm to text.

Rusticana™ Font families

The Rusticana™ includes the following font families:

• Rusticana Roman
• Rusticana Borders

Rusticana™ Preview

Here is a preview of how Rusticana™ will look. For more previews using your own text as an example, click here.