ITC Rastko最初是一本诗集中使用过的一家族大写首字母。塞尔维亚设计师Olivera Stojadinovic曾与一家小型出版社合作，以“Masterpieces”的品牌创作了一家族独特的书籍。她的目标是为每本书绘制一套新的大写首字母。ITC Rastko以塞尔维亚诗人Rastko Petrovic的名字命名，这个项目要求整个字母系统都是大写首字母。Stojadinovic绘制了大部分的大写字母之后，她意识到加上一个配套的小写字母就可以构成一种独特的手写字体。

字母的草图是用尖笔快速画出来的。然后，Stojadinovic改进了这些草图，而且保留了其自然的、手绘的品质。大写字母宽大且具有更多的花式，而小写字母更加紧凑、柔和。大写字母也能写出出色的首字母并不足为奇。

ITC Rastko began as a series of initial letters for a book of poetry. Serbian designer Olivera Stojadinovic had been working with a small publishing house creating a special series of books under the Masterpieces" brand. Her goal was to draw a new set of initial letters for each book. ITC Rastko, named after the Serbian poet Rastko Petrovic, was a project that required initial letters for the entire alphabet. Once Stojadinovic had drawn the majority of the capital letters, she realized that a companion lowercase would make a distinctive script typeface. Sketches of the letters were drawn quickly with a pointed pen. Stojadinovic then refined these, keeping the spontaneous, hand-drawn quality. Capitals are wide and flourished, while the lowercase letters are more condensed and subdued. It's no surprise that the capitals also make great initial letters."