- Friz Quadrata
Infobox font
name = Friz Quadrata
style =Serif
classifications = Incised
releasedate =1973
creator =Ernst Friz Victor Caruso
foundry =ITC /LinotypeFriz Quadrata is a glyphic
serif typeface designed by Ernst Friz and Victor Caruso in1973 . It is currently available from the ITC and Linotype foundries.In pop culture
Friz Quadrata is the typeface used to display character names and item information in
Blizzard Entertainment 's2004 MMORPG , "World of Warcraft ."It is also the typeface used in the titles and credits sequences of the TV show "
Law & Order " and its spinoffs, having been chosen for this purpose because the identifying plaque ofOne Police Plaza , the headquarters of the New York City Police Department, has its letters carved into this typeface.Friz Quadrata is also used as the logo for influential hardcore punk band Black Flag. Friz Quadrata bold can be seen on every Black Flag album cover.
In use by organizations
[
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada which used the Friz Quadrata from 1996 to 2003.] This font's regular version is used asThe University of Arizona 's official font. It is used for all official University of Arizona Trademarks and Logos including on official web page header type. It is also used by the nearbyPhoenix Coyotes of theNHL for the names on their uniforms. This font's regular version is used for all official logos of the Chilean Government.The now-defunct
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada used this typeface from 1996 to the party's dissolution in 2003.External links
* [http://www.identifont.com/show?2VA Friz Quadrata sample from Identifont]
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