Infos zu einer Schrift Namens OCRA

[icemann]

Hallo,

ich suche Informationen zu einer Schrift Namens "OCRA".
Ich weiss, dass die Schrift von "Emigre" ist. Vielleicht kennt sich
jemand mit Schriften aus und kann mir etwas darüber sagen
oder mir irgendwelche Tipps geben, wo ich suchen oder gucken
kann. Ich brauche dringend Infos zu der Historie dieser Schrift, wer hat sie wann erfunden, usw.
Danke im voraus

Viele Grüsse

icemann

 

[henzilla]

OCR-A
The goal of this font design was to create forms which could be used and reproduced electronically and remain legible. Technicians from the European Computer Manufacturers’ Association and Adrian Frutiger combined strict mathematical criteria with typographic tradition to solve both technical and aesthetic problems. OCR was the resulting font and was made a world standard in 1973. The font has an objective, technical character and was created specifically for multimedia, although its distinctive appearance has also made it a popular typographical trend.

 

[icemann]

Frage nach der Quelle

Hallo,

vielen Dank für die Info, könnt ich auch noch die Quelle bekommen, wo es gefunden wurde? (Internet?)
Wird für eine Diplomarbeit benötigt.

Vielen Dank im voraus

icemann

 

[henzilla]

Google: "ocra font"

info stammt von MyFonts.com

 

[Ogilvy]

OCR A and OCR B are standardized, monospaced fonts designed for "Optical Character Recognition" on electronic devices. OCR A was developed to meet the standards set by the American National Standards Institute in 1966 for the processing of documents by banks, credit card companies and similar businesses. This font was intended to be "read" by scanning devices, and not necessarily by humans. However, because of its "techno" look, it has been re-discovered for advertising and display graphics. OCR B was designed in 1968 by Adrian Frutiger to meet the standards of the European Computer Manufacturer's Association. It was intended for use on products that were to be scanned by electronic devices as well as read by humans. OCR B was made a world standard in 1973, and is more legible to human eyes than most other OCR fonts. Though less appealingly geeky than OCR A, the OCR B version also has a distinctive technical appearance that makes it a hit with graphic designers.

Quelle: Linotype.com



Gruß
Ogilvy