Eurostile® Next Perfect Font Pairings
FOUNDRY: Linotype
DESIGNER: Akira Kobayashi, Aldo Novarese, Terrance Weinzierl, Linotype Design Studio
CLASSIFICATION: Square Sans
ABOUT THE FAMILY:
- In the early 1950s, Alessandro Butti, with the assistance of Aldo Novarese, created the cap-only typeface known as Microgramma. Fonts were widely used for nearly a decade until Novarese introduced a lowercase version in 1962. The enhanced family was rebranded as “Eurostile.
- The original Eurostile design was revitalized in 2008 by Akira Kobayashi, as “Eurostile Next.”
- Eurostile Next is generally considered a display typeface. Only the light weight, in large sizes, is recommended for blocks of copy.
WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN FONTS THAT PAIR WELL WITH EUROSTILE NEXT:
- Glyphic design traits like those in Cartier Book™ or New Veljovic®
- Slab or Clarendon typefaces with subtle to overt humanistic design traits
- Old Style typeface designs like Berkeley Old Style or Palatino® Nova
- Avoid sans serif fonts but, some, like Futura® Now or Neue Kable™, can pair well with Eurostile Next. The weights of the two designs, however, should be significantly different from each other.
EUROSTILE NEXT PAIRING WITH TEXT FONTS:
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