Catull

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Catull
Catull font.svg
Category Serif
Classification serif
Designer(s) Gustav Jaeger
Foundry Berthold
Date released1982
Catull sample.svg
Sample

Catull is a serif typeface created by Gustav Jaeger for the Berthold Type Foundry in 1982. [1]

It has been used since May 31, 1999 by Google in its logo. The company that publishes the search engine transformed it into 3D before giving it colors and a shadow. The company's email service, Gmail, uses it for the first letter of the logo.[ citation needed ]

Google stopped using this font for its logo on September 1, 2015. [2]

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References

  1. McWade, John (June 30, 2010). "Famous logo links past and present?". Before & After's Design Talk. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  2. Matthews, Dylan (September 1, 2015). "Here's Google's brand new logo". Vox. Retrieved 2024-07-31.