The typeface was designed at ParaType (ParaGraph) in 1989–2003 by Vladimir Yefimov and Olga Chaeva.

A spinoff the Encyclopedia-4 type family of the Polygraphmash type design bureau, 1987, by Vladimir Yefimov and Isay Slutsker. Inspired by Helvetica (Neue Haas Grotesk) of the Haas typefoundry, 1957 by Eduard Hoffman and Max Miedinger. Based on the 19th century Grotesque designs, Helvetica brought a new level of mathematical accuracy to the sans serif category. More…

Widely used for many applications, from magazines and books to advertising and headlines.

Condensed styles of Pragmatica developed in 1993 by Vladimir Yefimov and Alexander Tarbeev.