Friz Quadrata was originally designed in a single weight by Swiss designer Ernst Friz for Visual Graphics Corporation in 1978. International Typeface Corporation worked with VGC to produce a bold weight, and now both are available. Friz Quadrata is an unusual design with curved stroke endings and lowercase letters with bowls that do not close.

Appealing for display work, Friz Quadrata is also appropriate for short texts, headlines, and industrial design projects.