Friz Quadrata is a glyphicseriftypeface designed by Ernst Friz and Victor Caruso for Visual Graphics Corporation in 1965. VGC worked with the International Typeface Corporation to create an additional, bold weight. It is currently available from the ITC and Linotype foundries. Because of its level of detail and graphic weight, it is often used as a display font, for short texts and headlines.
Because of its actual usage by the New York City Police Department, Friz Quadrata appears in the titles and credits sequences of the TV series Law & Order and its numerous spin-offs. The font was also used in the end credits of most movies made by DreamWorks Animation, as well as serving as the credits of the 1983 filmScarface. The font is often used by Quentin Tarantino for starting and end credits. For almost ten years it was used for the TV One logo in New Zealand. The font can also be seen in the logos of rock and punk bands The Offspring, Sweetass, Black Flag, and Bad Religion, whilst singer Mariah Carey used the typeface on many album covers. The Indonesian music recording label and publisher Nagaswara used the typeface for its logo, as well as its websites and social media accounts which appear in its latest music videos. The font was also used in the logo for the 2019 film Doctor Sleep. It is also used by American singer Selena Gomez when promoting the album Rare - it appears on all versions of album's cover and also on covers of its singles, plus on cover of the single "Feel Me".
Computers and games
The Dell Computer Company used Friz Quadrata for its first logo from 1984 to 1990. The font can be seen in Blizzard Entertainment's 2002 RTS and 2004 MMORPGWorld of Warcraft to display character names and item information, as well as in the logo of the MOBA video gameLeague of Legends. A modified version is in the video-game series Fate. It was the primary typeface for Shadowrun role-playing game books from 1989 to 2013, except for the game's fourth edition in 2005, which employed Garamond Premier. It has been the title font for from 1991 to present. It was the title font for Bungie's Pathways into Darkness and was the logo and heading font in the original printing of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition role-playing game.
Other
Fast food chainKFC has used a modified version of Friz Quadrata for its logo since 1991. Hay House, the publishing company found by Louise Hay uses the font in its logo. Kronos Foods, a manufacturer/distributor of gyros and other Mediterranean foods in the United States, uses Friz Quadrata for its logo and branding. Many Greek restaurants in the United States display posters advertising Kronos' gyros that utilize the typeface. Mayora Indah, an Indonesian food and beverage manufacturer uses Friz Quadrata for its logo. Hero Supermarket, an Indonesian retailer, uses Friz Quadrata for its logo. Streetwear brand Anti Social Social Club uses Friz Quadrata for its logo and on its clothing. The Skateboard Company Anti Hero utilize the typeface in one of the variations of the logo. Kirkland & Ellis LLP uses Friz Quadrata for its logo. this font was used for the logo of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. SA Rugby uses Friz Quadrata Bold Italic along with the Springbok logo for all the South African rugby union teams.
Identifying characteristics
Distinct open bowls of lowercase letters, "6", "9"