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Aiglon, a melting pot of typographic possibilities

Aiglon, a melting pot of typographic possibilities

Aiglon (aiglon.typofonderie.com) is a monolinear, semi-grotesque, semi-geometric sans serif typeface. It is an open face, very sober yet…
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Jean François Porchez
Cedilla, its multiple facets

Cedilla, its multiple facets

It’s not an exact science, a simple matter of taste
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Jean François Porchez
Allumi Inline, a tonic multi-colors display typeface

Allumi Inline, a tonic multi-colors display typeface

Allumi Inline is a new addition of the Allumi family.
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Jean François Porchez
Altesse, a formal script influenced by copperplate writing masters

Altesse, a formal script influenced by copperplate writing masters

A typographic adaptation of the formal scripts engraved by French copperplate masters…
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Jean François Porchez
Arteria, inspired by Italian shop signs & woodtype tradition

Arteria, inspired by Italian shop signs & woodtype tradition

It is compressed display typeface available in nine weights-. It features not only joyful alternates, small caps, arrows, quotes, etc
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Basco, a mix of Renaissance & tropical atmosphere

Basco, a mix of Renaissance & tropical atmosphere

Basco, a new design by Bruno Mello is an exploration of the Renaissance style, a period in which letterforms were informed primarily by…
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Jean François Porchez
Audace, between geometry & shapes inspired by nature

Audace, between geometry & shapes inspired by nature

Audace (French word for audacious) is an attempt to reconsider, 20 years later, the 90s humanist sans serif style. Such style appeared in…
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Jean François Porchez
AW Conqueror Didot pays homage to 70s phototype typography

AW Conqueror Didot pays homage to 70s phototype typography

Coming out of the five AW Conqueror families, the AW Conqueror Didot is a very complete extension claiming the 60–70s spirit. With this…
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Jean François Porchez
Ysans, a sans influenced by Cassandre lettering pieces & geometric sans genre

Ysans, a sans influenced by Cassandre lettering pieces & geometric sans genre

The Ysans is a sanserif influenced by Cassandre lettering pieces and the geometric sanserif style from the inter-war period. Since Chanel…
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Jean François Porchez
It’s a good attempt but it doesn’t make sense!

It’s a good attempt but it doesn’t make sense!

because every road sign has Illinois Illustrator 1011 on it. And people get confused. Kris Sowersby
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Jean François Porchez
Mencken: An American Scotch typeface remixed à la française in 63 styles

Mencken: An American Scotch typeface remixed à la française in 63 styles

Mencken is a new Typofonderie typeface. Conceived in 2004–2005 for the Baltimore Sun redesign, it took twelve years to complete the…
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Jean François Porchez
Prosaic: A Postmodern vernacular sanserif by Aurélien Vret

Prosaic: A Postmodern vernacular sanserif by Aurélien Vret

Prosaic designed by Aurélien Vret is a Postmodern typographic tribute to the french vernacular signs created by local producers in order to…
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Jean François Porchez
Parisine: Introducing narrow and compressed families

Parisine: Introducing narrow and compressed families

We are pleased to announce the publication of Parisine Narrow and Parisine Compressed! Parisine was born as the parisian métro signage…
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Jean François Porchez
The rebirth of Ambroise typeface & his tight connection to Didot dynasty

The rebirth of Ambroise typeface & his tight connection to Didot dynasty

THE revision of Ambroise Pro has taken 15 years. This new version of Ambroise Pro feature fully new italics, new weights and many other new…
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Jean François Porchez
PS Fournier: A tribute to the French modern typography era by Stéphane Elbaz

PS Fournier: A tribute to the French modern typography era by Stéphane Elbaz

PS Fournier, created by Stéphane Elbaz, is designed in tribute to Pierre Simon Fournier. Fournier was the prolific Parisian type designer…
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Jean François Porchez
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