Editing Optima (section)

===Optima nova Titling===
A [[titling capitals]] variant, which contains only capital letters, with restyled letterform. The glyph set is the same as "Optima nova Condensed", but also includes extra ligatures. Berry writes in his review of the "nova" release: "it has softly curved joins and interior angles. Instead of the added crispness of detail that you might expect of a face designed for display use, this one looks more sculptural."<ref name="Berry" />

In the tradition of hand lettering and lapidary inscription, the titling face shares similarities with the work of Zapf's friend [[Herb Lubalin]], especially the exuberant ligatures (for which Lubalin's ITC Lubalin Graph and ITC Avant Garde are notable). Further influence of [[A.M. Cassandre]] and [[Rudolf Koch]], whose work greatly inspired the young Zapf, can also be seen in Optima.