Has Quincy CF been removed?

Anna:

THE QUICK ANSWER:

If you use typefaces available on Adobe Fonts, there’s always a chance that the original typefoundry decides to remove those fonts from the service. The best alternative is to license those fonts directly from the typefoundry.

THE MORE DETAILED ANSWER:

The typefaces available on Adobe Fonts are mostly produced by independent typefoundries. These foundries have the right to decide whether they want to make their work available through Adobe Fonts, and whether they want to continue doing so.

There have been cases in the past where typefoundries have removed some or all of their typefaces from Adobe Fonts. As users of the service, we don’t have much say in the matter. That means if you find yourself using the same typeface repeatedly – and are concerned that it’ll no longer be available through Adobe Fonts – it’s probably a good idea to purchase a licence directly from the typefoundry. Foundries offer a range of licences, so you can decide which type works best for your needs.

There is another reason why you may occasionally run into problems with typefaces on Adobe Fonts. Font files – much like applications – are continually revised and updated by typeface designers. That means there may be multiple versions of the same typeface in existence. Applications like InDesign are extremely sensitive to this, and that’s why you may occasionally open a file to a dialogue box claiming that some of your document’s fonts are missing.

How does one version of a font differ from another? Sometimes, letterforms are adjusted. Type designers also may add characters to an existing design to add support for more languages.

Updated spacing is typically the most common reason for releasing a new version, because type designers are constantly adjusting how different characters fit together. Changes in spacing also changes how text typesets in a document. That means ten lines of text may now only take up nine lines, which is a significant change to any layout. That’s why InDesign is so particular about font versioning.

Another reason for font versioning is exactly what’s happening in the case of Quincy: new fonts are being added to the typeface. Sometimes, that means new weights or widths. In the case of Quincy, it looks like the type designer has added support for italic forms, Vietnamese, and languages that use the Cyrillic alphabet.

If you license Quincy directly from the type designer, you already have access to these new features. But as I write this (29 September 2022), the new features are still not available on Adobe Fonts. But the original typefaces are now back online.

A note about Quincy’s historical origins:

Quincy is based upon the typeface designs of others, most notably sign painters who worked during the Art Nouveau era around 1890–1910. A classic example available today is lettering based upon the work of Georges Auriol:

https://www.linotype.com/752840/auriol-family.html

Art Nouveau lettering styles became popular again during the Countercultural movements of the 1960s. Adaptations of older Art Nouveau typefaces were produced, and became popular during the 1970s. One of the most famous is ITC Souvenir:

https://www.fonts.com/font/itc/itc-souvenir

Souvenir isn’t identical to Quincy, but Quincy’s letterforms are heavily influenced by Souvenir and other Art Nouveau designs.

I hope that answers your question. If not, please let me know.

Best regards
Andrew

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Holy moly, this is really screwed up if it is indeed unavailable. The other typefaces available are no substitute to the uniqueness that is Quincy CF.

Hi @Anna25639959n9oc and @Jason26227605pl9n, As far as I can tell, it's not available as an Adobe font. It would be frustrating to start a project with it one day, only to find it disappeared the next without any “type” of warning, I'm sorry to hear about that happening. It's a lovely typeface.

You can purchase a license from the designer here: https://connary.com/quincy.html. I note they have other fonts available from Adobe: https://fonts.adobe.com/foundries/connary-fagen

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