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Neo Sans and Albertus

Noah Nazir
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Last edited August 09, 2018
Neo Sans
Albertus
brandy
hypothenuses
Whatever you are, be a good one

The branding agency's client wanted an "ultra modern" typeface that was "futuristic without being gimmicky or ephemeral," according to the design brief. Designer Sebastian Lester took on this intriguing custom font assignment, but soon, a bureaucratic decision cancelled the project."I was left with a sketchbook full of ideas and thought it would be a shame not to see what came of them," says... Read More

jungle
enthusiastic
Slaughter is the best medicine

Berthold Wolpe designed Albertus from 1932 to 1940, with Albertus Titling being released first, and the lowercase a few years later. Stanley Morison commissioned the face for Monotype in England and named it after Albert the Great, medieval scientist and philosopher. Wolpe based the type on the lettering he did on bronze tablets. Such inscriptions were made by cutting back the ground around the... Read More

Patrick Giasson and Sebastian Lester
Monotype 2004
Berthold Wolpe
Monotype 1940