Yes!
Finally! I am back with another typical Tuesday tasty type! I know I know, it
has been far too long, but settle down, as this week we can get back on track
with a pretty popular font named Avenir.
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| Alphabet image from: identifont.com |
According
to typewolf.com, Avenir is one of the most popular fonts of 2014. The website
asked 41 big name designers about their favourite typefaces and Avenir was
ranked one of the highest. Its ageless appeal comes from its geometric
sans-serif styling, which doesn’t give it too much edge but allows it to see
comfortably with the best. Swiss designer, Adrian Frutiger birthed this font in
1988 and considers it to be his best work, quoting “my masterpiece”.
Nowadays the typeface can be found in six weights, which has expanded on the family
of three back in 1988. You can come across roman and oblique versions.
Century Gothic
Futura Medium
Oh hey would
you look at that! A font we have already covered in Tasty Type! Click here
to read about Avenir’s cousin, Century Gothic (a shameless plug)
Capitalised ‘Q’
features a horizontal tail
Double story
lowercase ‘a’
Flat topped
vertices
Pointed bottom
on capital ‘M’
Centred axis
Lowercase ‘j’
and ‘y’ have curved tails
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| Images from fontsinuse.com |
Printed Pages, Spring 2014. I
love the website of ‘It’s Nice That’ and its quarterly magazine was revamped
using the font of Avenir. Featuring interviews and impeccable design, this
publication offers visual pleasure on all levels.
Brooklyn/Montreal Art Event. This poster was for an art event in 2013. Using Avenir as its lead act, it features a lovely red to blue gradient.
Brooklyn/Montreal Art Event. This poster was for an art event in 2013. Using Avenir as its lead act, it features a lovely red to blue gradient.
Pair the old style serif of Garamond with the
younger, contemporary face of Avenir. A match made in typographic heaven.
I really, really, really like this font. It just ticks all
the right boxes!
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Information sourced from:
Wikipedia, fonts.com, rightreading.com, typewolf.com, fontsinuse.com and identifont.com
All images are my own unless otherwise stated.
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