Specimen

Poster, signage and title faces. These are for short words, not long reading.

  1. A sharp, slightly medieval display face from Velvetyne, for titles rather than running text.

    Velvetyne

    Licence: OFL-1.1

    Avara

    Repository

  2. A condensed all-caps display Gothic, later opened by Dharma Type, for posters and titles.

    Dharma Type

    Licence: OFL-1.1

    Bebas Neue

  3. A condensed American Gothic drawn for the City of Chicago, with display and text optical cuts.

    Patric King / Occupant

    Licence: OFL-1.1

    Variable

    Big Shoulders Display

  4. A vertical and chromatic signage face by David Jonathan Ross, commissioned with Cooper Hewitt, OFL.

    David Jonathan Ross

    Licence: OFL-1.1

    Bungee

    Repository

  5. A rounded, slightly playful sans that still holds up in UI, with a width axis in the variable file.

    Milena Brandão

    Licence: OFL-1.1

    Variable

    Fredoka

  6. A soft, slightly squarish display sans with a wide weight range, released through Google Fonts.

    Dicotype

    Licence: OFL-1.1

    Variable

    Funnel Display

  7. A high-contrast display serif with sharp terminals, for short headlines rather than body text.

    Duarte Pinto

    Licence: OFL-1.1

    Gloock

  8. A revival of Alternate Gothic, condensed and loud, one of the League's first open releases.

    The League of Moveable Type

    Licence: OFL-1.1

    Variable

    League Gothic

    Repository

  9. A grid-built display type based on a 1971 experiment by François Mourier, reissued at Velvetyne.

    Velvetyne

    Licence: OFL-1.1

    Mourier

    Repository

  10. A tall, narrow display sans by Tyler Finck, for posters and wordmarks rather than paragraphs.

    The League of Moveable Type

    Licence: OFL-1.1

    Ostrich Sans

    Repository

  11. A reworking of the classic Gothic style of Alternate Gothic, widely used for headlines.

    Vernon Adams

    Licence: OFL-1.1

    Variable

    Oswald

  12. A very condensed, slightly brutal display sans from Velvetyne, for posters and tight headlines.

    Velvetyne

    Licence: OFL-1.1

    Outward

  13. A typographic take on Shantell Martin's handwriting, variable, by Arrow Type, for notes and friendly UI.

    Arrow Type

    Licence: OFL-1.1

    Variable

    Shantell Sans

    Repository

  14. A heavy, slightly awkward grotesque from Velvetyne, based on a 20th-century sports-programme letter.

    Velvetyne

    Licence: OFL-1.1

    Sporting Grotesque

    Repository

  15. A display sans with five weights, slightly off-geometric, released by Bonjour Monde.

    Bonjour Monde

    Licence: OFL-1.1

    Variable

    Syne

  16. A squarish display sans commissioned for the Unbounded ecosystem, with deep cuts in the heavier weights.

    Licence: OFL-1.1

    Variable

    Unbounded

  17. A wide, squarish display face inspired by early digital and video-game lettering, from Velvetyne.

    Velvetyne

    Licence: OFL-1.1

    VG5000

    Repository

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