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HWT Van Lanen

HWT Van Lanen™

by Hamilton Wood Type Collection
Individual Styles from $24.95 USD
Complete family of 2 fonts: $39.95 USD
HWT Van Lanen Font Family was designed by Matthew Carter and published by Hamilton Wood Type Collection. HWT Van Lanen contains 2 styles and family package options.

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Per Style:

$19.97 USD

Pack of 2 styles:

$39.95 USD

About HWT Van Lanen Font Family


In 2002 Matthew Carter was commissioned to create a new design to be cut in wood by the then nascent Hamilton Wood Type Museum. This was significant in that this was the one format for which Carter had not yet designed type. The new design emerged as a two-part chromatic type to be cut specifically in wood. Originally called Carter Latin, the font was renamed Van Lanen after one of the Museum's founders. The first cutting and printing of the type took place in late 2009 and although it has been available through the Museum, contemporary wood-type production is expensive and few have acquired this font in wood. The digital version of the pair of Van Lanen fonts is now available. The design recalls Antique Latin wood type, but with a refined sensibility and intentional quirks (like the sideways ampersand). It is a wonderful addition to Carter's oeuvre, and to the ongoing history of wood type.

Designers: Matthew Carter

Publisher: Hamilton Wood Type Collection

Foundry: Hamilton Wood Type Collection

Design Owner: Hamilton Wood Type Collection

MyFonts debut: Nov 13, 2013

HWT Van Lanen™ is a trademark of P22.

About Hamilton Wood Type Collection

Hamilton Wood Type Collection, established in 2012, is a joint venture between P22 Type Foundry and the Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum. The founding goal was to safeguard a typographic era and make classic wood type designs available as digital fonts for modern audiences. This historical collection of serif revivals, sans reinterpretations, decorative embellishments, script reclamations, and original chromatic designs is stunningly relevant and usable for any imaginative design practice.

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