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A condensed sans family with the masculinity of Impact.

A2 Battersea ( 1999, Henrik Kubel): inspired by Meta, DIN and Transport Alphabet.

A2 Aveny-T ( 2000, Henrik Kubel): Poster typeface commissioned as aprt of the identity of the Aveny-T theatre in Copenhagen.

A2 Archi (2005, Henrik Kubel): an octagonal face.

A readable text family designed by Kubel during an Expert Type Design Class in 2011 at Plantin Genootschap in Antwerp.

Amplify (2013) won an award at TDC 2014.

Kubel is self-taught, making his first typefaces while studying at Denmark's Design School from 1992 until 1997. A2's bespoke type design is mainly the responsibility of Henrik Kubel, though every typeface is developed and approved by both partners. The designers are Henrik Kubel and Scott Williams. Ī2-Type (or simply, A2) is a type foundry set up in the autumn of 2010 by the London based design studio A2/SW/HK. Ī specimen of printing types by William Caslon, Letter founder to the King, London,Ī specimen book published by C. William Caslon's specimen book published by C.

Telephone Directory publishing: Bell Gothic.Ī specimen of cast ornaments by William Caslon, Letter founder to the King, London, printed by C.Onscreen/multimedia: Chicago, Oakland, OCR-A, Base Nine and Base Twelve, Evans and Epps Alphabet.Experimental/expressive: Mistral, Beowolf, Dead History, Behrensschrift, Eckmannschrift, Neuland, Element, Remedy, Template Gothic.Historical Script: Snell Roundhand, Robert Granjon's civilité, Excelsior Script.Signage: William Caslon IV's sans serif, Trajan.Prestige and Private Press: Romain du Roi, Golden Type, Johnston's Railway Sans, Doves Type, Walker.Advertising and Display: Futura, Robert Thorne's fat typeface roman, Vincent Figgins' antique roman (Egyptian), Memphis, Fette Fraktur, Avant-Garde Gothic, Deutschschrift, Peignot, Erbar, Stadia/Insignia, Penumbra, Compacta, Bodoni 26, WTC Our Bodoni.Newspaper Publishing: Times Roman, Bell, Clarendon, Century Old Style, Ionic, Imprint.Business/Corporate: Akzidenz Grotesk, Helvetica, Univers, Syntax, Courier, Meta, Rotis, Thesis, Antique Olive.

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Book Publishing&General Purpose Text Setting: Nicolas Jenson's roman, Francesco Griffo's italic, Claude Garamond's roman, Firmin Didot's roman, Cheltenham family, Aldus Manutius' roman, William Caslon's roman, Pierre-Simon Fournier's italic, Ludovico Arrighi da Vicenza's italic, Johann Michael Fleischmann's roman, ATF Garamond, Giambattista Bodoni's roman, Nicolas Kis' roman, Minion multiple master, Unger Fraktur, John Baskerville's roman, Lucida, Optima, Bauer Bodoni, Adobe Garamond, Scotch Roman, Romanée, ITC Stone family, Trinité, ITC Garamond, Sabon, ITC Novarese, Charter, Joanna, Marconi, PMN Caecilia, Souvenir, Apollo, Melior, ITC Flora, Digi-Grotesk Series S.

Religious/Devotional: Gutenbergs B-42 type, Gebetbuch type, Wolfgang Hoppyl's Textura, Breitkopf Fraktur, Ehrhard Ratdolt's Rotunda, Hammer Uncial, Zapf Chancery, Peter Jessenschrift, Cancellaresca Bastarda, Poetica.

Paul Shaw's list of the 100 most significant typefaces of all times were recategorized by Archer: Įducational and reference site run by Ben Archer, a designer, educator and type enthusiast located in England (who was in Auckland, New Zealand, before that). The list:Ĭredit for some images below: Danielle West.

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PDF file compiled by the jury: Stephen Coles, Jan Middendorp, Veronika Elsner, Roger Black, Ralf Herrmann, Claudia Guminski (FontShop) and Bernard Schmidt-Friderichs.

There is a lot of good information about each of the fonts mentioned. German FontShop-sponsored site listing the hundred best fonts of all times, compiled by a jury in 2007. TYPE DESIGN INFORMATION PAGE last updated on

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