Read beyond the headline.
Fraunces · a reading sample
Fraunces · a reading sample
A familiar word can feel new when its shape changes. Give it space. Bring the lines closer. Read it once for meaning, then again for rhythm.
A familiar word can feel new when its shape changes. Give it space. Bring the lines closer. Read it once for meaning, then again for rhythm.
Syne · a reading sample
Syne · a reading sample
A familiar word can feel new when its shape changes. Give it space. Bring the lines closer. Read it once for meaning, then again for rhythm.
A familiar word can feel new when its shape changes. Give it space. Bring the lines closer. Read it once for meaning, then again for rhythm.
The same words at two reading sizes. Try the sentences you need to publish.
The same words at two reading sizes. Try the sentences you need to publish.
Three practical tests.
Three practical tests.
Fraunces
Fraunces
Compare 300, 600 and 900 with the same sentence. Inspect a, g, h and the ampersand.
Compare 300, 600 and 900 with the same sentence. Inspect a, g, h and the ampersand.
100–900
100–900
The afternoon edition begins with a quieter voice. Letters settle into words, and the spaces between them carry the rhythm. Set the same passage at two sizes before choosing a direction.
The afternoon edition begins with a quieter voice. Letters settle into words, and the spaces between them carry the rhythm. Set the same passage at two sizes before choosing a direction.
Phaedra Charles & Flavia Zimbardi / Undercase Type
Phaedra Charles & Flavia Zimbardi / Undercase Type
Syne
Syne
Compare 400 and 800. Watch how the word width changes as the weight increases.
Compare 400 and 800. Watch how the word width changes as the weight increases.
400–800
400–800
A poster can begin with one line. Give that line room, then change its weight. Watch the width as carefully as the darkness: the composition has to hold the words you will actually publish.
A poster can begin with one line. Give that line room, then change its weight. Watch the width as carefully as the darkness: the composition has to hold the words you will actually publish.
Bonjour Monde / Lucas Descroix
Bonjour Monde / Lucas Descroix
Spline Sans Mono
Spline Sans Mono
Compare Il1, O0 and 0123456789. Try aligned short labels before testing a paragraph.
Compare Il1, O0 and 0123456789. Try aligned short labels before testing a paragraph.
300–700
300–700
Edition 03 Page 012 Size 48 px Weight 400 Clear differences matter when letters, numbers and punctuation share the same line.
Edition 03 Page 012 Size 48 px Weight 400 Clear differences matter when letters, numbers and punctuation share the same line.
Eben Sorkin & Mirko Velimirović
Eben Sorkin & Mirko Velimirović
In the live specimen, Play weight range makes one pass through the supported range and returns to the starting weight. Stop it at any point. With reduced motion, the control sets the maximum weight without playing the transition.
In the live specimen, Play weight range makes one pass through the supported range and returns to the starting weight. Stop it at any point. With reduced motion, the control sets the maximum weight without playing the transition.