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Neo Sans and ITC Modern No. 216

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Last edited August 11, 2018
Neo Sans
ITC Modern No. 216
jungle
hypothenuses
Freak out and drink all the liquor

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

rocket
bureaucratic
If you're going through hell, keep walking

Modern typefaces refer to designs that bear similarities to Bodoni and other Didone faces, which were first created during the late 1700s. Ed Benguiat developed ITC Modern No. 216 in 1982 for the International Typeface Corporation (ITC). Showing a high degree of contrast between thick and thin strokes, as well as a large x-height, this revival is more suited to advertising display purposes than... Read More

Patrick Giasson and Sebastian Lester
Monotype 2004
Edward Benguiat
ITC 1982