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This Font Software is licensed under the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.
This license is copied below, and is also available with a FAQ at: http://scripts.sil.org/OFL
This license is copied below, and is also available with a FAQ at: http://scripts.sil.org/OFL
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SIL OPEN FONT LICENSE Version 1.1 - 26 February 2007
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SIL OPEN FONT LICENSE Version 1.1 - 26 February 2007
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PREAMBLE
The goals of the Open Font License (OFL) are to stimulate worldwide development of collaborative font projects, to support the font creation efforts of academic and linguistic communities, and to provide a free and open framework in which fonts may be shared and improved in partnership with others.
The goals of the Open Font License (OFL) are to stimulate worldwide development of collaborative font projects, to support the font creation efforts of academic and linguistic communities, and to provide a free and open framework in which fonts may be shared and improved in partnership with others.
The OFL allows the licensed fonts to be used, studied, modified and redistributed freely as long as they are not sold by themselves. The fonts, including any derivative works, can be bundled, embedded, redistributed and/or sold with any software provided that any reserved names are not used by derivative works. The fonts and derivatives, however, cannot be released under any other type of license. The requirement for fonts to remain under this license does not apply to any document created using the fonts or their derivatives.
DEFINITIONS
“Font Software” refers to the set of files released by the Copyright Holder(s) under this license and clearly marked as such. This may include source files, build scripts and documentation.
“Font Software” refers to the set of files released by the Copyright Holder(s) under this license and clearly marked as such. This may include source files, build scripts and documentation.
“Reserved Font Name” refers to any names specified as such after the copyright statement(s).
“Original Version” refers to the collection of Font Software components as distributed by the Copyright Holder(s).
“Modified Version” refers to any derivative made by adding to, deleting, or substituting—in part or in whole—any of the components of the Original Version, by changing formats or by porting the Font Software to a new environment.
“Author” refers to any designer, engineer, programmer, technical writer or other person who contributed to the Font Software.
PERMISSION & CONDITIONS
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of the Font Software, to use, study, copy, merge, embed, modify, redistribute, and sell modified and unmodified copies of the Font Software, subject to the following conditions:
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of the Font Software, to use, study, copy, merge, embed, modify, redistribute, and sell modified and unmodified copies of the Font Software, subject to the following conditions:
1) Neither the Font Software nor any of its individual components, in Original or Modified Versions, may be sold by itself.
2) Original or Modified Versions of the Font Software may be bundled, redistributed and/or sold with any software, provided that each copy contains the above copyright notice and this license. These can be included either as stand-alone text files, human-readable headers or in the appropriate machine-readable metadata fields within text or binary files as long as those fields can be easily viewed by the user.
3) No Modified Version of the Font Software may use the Reserved Font Name(s) unless explicit written permission is granted by the corresponding Copyright Holder. This restriction only applies to the primary font name as presented to the users.
4) The name(s) of the Copyright Holder(s) or the Author(s) of the Font Software shall not be used to promote, endorse or advertise any Modified Version, except to acknowledge the contribution(s) of the Copyright Holder(s) and the Author(s) or with their explicit written permission.
5) The Font Software, modified or unmodified, in part or in whole, must be distributed entirely under this license, and must not be distributed under any other license. The requirement for fonts to remain under this license does not apply to any document created using the Font Software.
TERMINATION
This license becomes null and void if any of the above conditions are not met.
This license becomes null and void if any of the above conditions are not met.
DISCLAIMER
THE FONT SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT OF COPYRIGHT, PATENT, TRADEMARK, OR OTHER RIGHT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, INCLUDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE FONT SOFTWARE OR FROM OTHER DEALINGS IN THE FONT SOFTWARE.
THE FONT SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT OF COPYRIGHT, PATENT, TRADEMARK, OR OTHER RIGHT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, INCLUDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE FONT SOFTWARE OR FROM OTHER DEALINGS IN THE FONT SOFTWARE.
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I'm familiar with the purpose of the Adobe Sans and Adobe Serif multiple master fonts (to stand in as fallback substitutes for other missing fonts), and even know about the Flickr group to document sightings in the wild, but I'm curious to learn more about their history.
Does anyone know who actually designed the fonts? Were they first introduced with Adobe Type Manager? What kind of license are they distributed with by default? I've poked around for info online, especially here on Typophile, but haven't found much.
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Nick,
here are the bits I found out so far:
here are the bits I found out so far:
Adobe Sans and Serif were originally introduced with Acrobat, to serve exactly the purpose you’re describing above. While the fonts were not yet ready for the 1st release of Acrobat (instead, a MM version of Myriad could be found in there), they finally came with Acrobat version 2 (1994).
The fonts were designed by Fred Brady, but also Jim Wasco has done some work on the family.
Probably the name of a designer didn’t stick, as the fonts had to be as anonymous and as generic as possible. Also, the design concept being so constrained (having to cover everything from thin to black, condensed to wide) did probably not allow for a lot of creative involvement.
The fonts were designed by Fred Brady, but also Jim Wasco has done some work on the family.
Probably the name of a designer didn’t stick, as the fonts had to be as anonymous and as generic as possible. Also, the design concept being so constrained (having to cover everything from thin to black, condensed to wide) did probably not allow for a lot of creative involvement.
The fonts have not been modified in a long time, and still do their job (using MultipleMaster technology) in the latest version of Adobe Acrobat.
AFAIK, there is no license for them, and I guess using them outside Acrobat might be too difficult for most people anyway. :)
AFAIK, there is no license for them, and I guess using them outside Acrobat might be too difficult for most people anyway. :)
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You’re very welcome – indeed an interesting subject.
Yes, the people I have asked are Robert Slimbach and Ernie March, who both work at Adobe well over 20 years.
Yes, the people I have asked are Robert Slimbach and Ernie March, who both work at Adobe well over 20 years.
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I've heard several times about how extreme the requirements for these fonts were. They had to be able to stand in for everything from the fattest, widest font designs to the most narrow and thin. If you've ever seen them getting used as a substitute for one of these extremes, you probably thought they looked terrible -- but the point is that they serve a dynamic range far outside the limits of what most designers consider when making an MM typeface.