At the end of 2021, we launched Astronef Super in seven styles, today, we launch Astronef Base, a large family of seven widths for a total of 126 fonts.
Astronef Base is available in four different atmospheres: the default version, as well as the Boton, Widmer and Hollenstein tones. These tones pay tribute to these French graphic designers and type designers who carried during the 1960s, a certain vision of modernity in graphic design. Influence that persists in the world of French design.
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➽ Astronef Base Pro. Available from €55 for Desktop or Web usage. Others licenses available.
Pro versions are exclusively available on our site.
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➽ Try-out versions available.
➽ pdf specimen: 126 pages of glyph sets, opentype features, headlines, texts.
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In recent years, we have seen the appearance of sans that claimed a Swiss-Germanic inspiration from the 1950s, often very direct tributes, some close to Helvetica, others to Akzidenz-Grotesk and its variants.
The design of Astronef Base is not inspired by this or that sans, even less designed from existing sources, nor impacted by the charming references of the 19th century. Its style is rather influenced by a way of working of some type designers of sans such as Adrian Frutiger, Albert Boton and Albert Hollenstein and their vision: notion of system, non-mechanical fluid curves, search for contemporary, non-past forms.
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On Astronef minisite, you will discover the different features of the 8 families, spacial in use and 70s headlines collection. You can read The upsetter influences of Astronef a long text about Astronef. As well the complete specimens in the 4 tones; Base, Boton, Widmer and Hollenstein.
➽ astronef.typofonderie.com
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Astronef Base could be seen as a fluid almost rectangular linear in the transition of the shoulders-stems to the top and bottom curves. See, for example, the way the n are drawn. The transition between the branch and the 2nd stem is fluid, in a ogive shape in order to bring a dynamic.
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The 4 different tones of Astronef Base: from the default “Base” version to Boton, Widmer and Hollenstein tones, as well as Astronef Super family are there so that Astronef can adapt stylistically to a particular art direction.
Each of the names of the tones of Astronef Base are there to pay tribute to these Swiss established in Paris and French who each in their own way have built an approach to new design in France, which will have made many followers in the way of teaching graphic design and in the contemporary practice of graphic design in France from the 1960s.
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The counterforms are excessively closed, but the alignment of the endings is compatible between letters, weights and widths (except in some cases in extreme weights): the endings of a, s, c are all aligned. Everything is done to mark headlines, visual identities that is close to a custom lettering. In capitals, the S and G align, the C in some weights and widths. Same for numerals, monetary figures.
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Astronef Base’s dingbats are available and adapted to every widths and weights. This allows you to combine infinitely and use the right sizes with precision.
The 126 fonts of Astronef Base in its four tones and the 7 fonts of Astronef Super form a rich offer of typographical surprises that will be pleasant on a daily basis!
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Arsen
Arsen is a “French Elzevir” that brings a distinctive touch to your projects while ensuring excellent readability, thanks to its four optical sizes. Arsen, influenced by typefaces from the Parisian foundry Turlot published around 1895, is neither a Didot, nor a genre of Garamond, nor Caslon, nor Baskerville, nor even Fournier.
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Arbale
Arbale is a geometric sans serif available in three tones: Modern, Universal and Vernacular. Started in 2013, it’s an hybrid typeface designed by Jean François Porchez that brings together various modernist influences and vernacular lettering of geometric inspiration from the 20th century.
➽ 18 fonts starting at €55. |
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