Information
Founders Grotesk is a contemporary amalgamation of classic grotesks. Millar & Richard’s early 20th century Grotesque series provided rudimentary geometry, serpentine curves, and the narrow but welcome aperture of certain forms. Further details were inspired by H. W. Caslon’s Doric series from the same era. These details are coupled with tight spacing strategies from Helvetica’s Halbfett (Medium) headline-sized metal cuts from the late 1950s. Founders Grotesk is not intended as strict revival, it resolves the best details from the last century into a large family designed for modern typography.
- Design
- Kris Sowersby
- Engineering
- Noe Blanco
- Chester Jenkins
- Awards
- Australian Design AGDA Award2012
- Best Awards, Design Craft, Gold Pin2012
- Creative Review Type Annual, Text Faces2011
- Release date
- 2011
- Current version
- 2.004
- Classification
- Modern: Lineal/Grotesque
- Font formats
- OTF DesktopWOFF2 WebTTF App
- OpenType features
- Ligaturesliga
- Fractionsfrac
- Capital formscase
- Glyph count
- 426 per style2,130 total
- Font styles
- 5
- Hinting
- Manual VTT hinting
- Kerning
- Manual kerning2,743 pairs per style
| Font name | File size |
|---|---|
| Founders Grotesk X-Condensed Light | 36kb |
| Founders Grotesk X-Condensed Regular | 38kb |
| Founders Grotesk X-Condensed Medium | 37kb |
| Founders Grotesk X-Condensed Semibold | 39kb |
| Founders Grotesk X-Condensed Bold | 39kb |