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ITC Cali

ITC Cali™

by ITC
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ITC Cali Font Family was designed by Luis Siquot and published by ITC. ITC Cali contains 1 styles.

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About ITC Cali Font Family


There are a few professions in which being left-handed confers an advantage-think of the great southpaw pitchers in major league baseball, like Sandy Koufax. Now, think of all the great left-handed calligraphers. Not so easy, right? Here's a hint: Luis Siquot.

Far from being an advantage, Siquot's lefty orientation proved a hurdle to overcome. When I was young, I had serious problems writing," he recalls. "If there was a lot of text, I almost always soiled the paper with wet ink as my hand followed the pen." Then, a friend told Siquot about a special store in London that catered to left-handed people. It was there that he found an Osmiroid pen specially designed for left-handed calligraphers.

ITC Cali is based on Siquot's use of this pen. "Electronic scans of my calligraphy were the foundation of the design," he says. "I was careful to leave in some imperfections to avoid an excessively mechanical look, and added the little notches in the strokes to imitate the texture of writing on a rough cotton paper."

ITC Cali works equally well in text and display sizes, but it is a calligraphic script, Siquot warns, "and shouldn't be set in all capitals." That said, ITC Cali is a remarkably versatile design, well-suited to a variety of communication projects."

Designers: Luis Siquot

Publisher: ITC

Foundry: ITC

Design Owner: ITC

MyFonts debut: Oct 10, 2005

ITC Cali™ is a trademark of Monotype ITC Inc. and may be registered in certain jurisdictions.

About ITC

An international leader in typeface design and marketing for over 30 years, ITC collaborates with world-class designers to provide a versatile selection classic typefaces and innovative new designs. ITC licenses its typeface library throughout the world to companies in the graphic design, computer, and printing technology fields.

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