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Neo Sans and Excelsior

Noah Nazir
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Last edited August 13, 2018
Neo Sans
Excelsior
grapes
fiddlesticks
Move fast and break stuff

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

safety
bureaucratic
Boredom is rage spread thin

Before designing this font, C.H. Griffith consulted the results of a survey of optometrists regarding optimal legibility. Excelsior font was then presented by Mergenthaler Linotype in 1931 and remains one of the most legible and popular fonts worldwide.

Patrick Giasson and Sebastian Lester
Monotype 2004
Chauncey H. Griffith
Linotype 1931