Compatil is a large typeface family designed for interchangeable fonts while maintaining identical document metrics.
The project was led by Bruno Steinert, Managing Director of Linotype GmbH, Bad Homburg.
Professor Olaf Leu and his analysis team at Mainz University of Applied Sciences.
[1] They composed an extensive range of requirements that Linotype Library’s team of experts incorporated into their new creation, extending and developing the concept as their work progressed.
Silja Bilz and Professor Reinhard Haus were responsible for the project design and concept.