Information
Söhne is the memory of Akzidenz-Grotesk framed through the reality of Helvetica. It captures the analogue materiality of “Standard Medium” used in Unimark’s legendary wayfinding system for the NYC Subway.
- Design
- Kris Sowersby
- Engineering
- Noe Blanco
- Collaborators
- Dave Foster
- Tim Kelleher
- DIA
- Awards
- Tokyo TDC Annual Awards, Book Selection2022
- Best Awards, Digital Campaigns, Bronze2020
- Best Awards, Design Craft, Gold Pin2020
- Red Dot Award, Best of the Best, Typography2020
- ADC 99th Annual Awards, Silver Cube2020
- Release date
- 2019
- Current version
- 2.000
- Classification
- Lineal: Grotesque
- Font formats
- OTF DesktopWOFF2 WebTTF App, variable font
- OpenType features
- Tabular numeralstnum
- Ligaturesliga
- Contextual alternatescalt
- Slashed zerozero
- Fractionsfrac
- Superiorssups
- Inferiorssinf
- Ordinalsordn
- Capital formscase
- Glyph count
- 652 per Roman style652 per Italic style10,432 total
- Font styles
- 16
- Hinting
- Manual VTT hinting
- Kerning
- Manual kerning7,478 pairs per style
| Axis name | Tag | Range | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weight | wght | 200 – 900 | 400 |
Note: We only supply variable fonts with purchases of the full Söhne Breit family.
| Font name | File size |
|---|---|
| Söhne Breit roman variable font | 80kb |
| Söhne Breit italic variable font | 84kb |
| Söhne Breit Extraleicht | 35kb |
| Söhne Breit Extraleicht Kursiv | 37kb |
| Söhne Breit Leicht | 38kb |
| Söhne Breit Leicht Kursiv | 41kb |
| Söhne Breit Buch | 38kb |
| Söhne Breit Buch Kursiv | 40kb |
| Söhne Breit Kräftig | 36kb |
| Söhne Breit Kräftig Kursiv | 38kb |
| Söhne Breit Halbfett | 39kb |
| Söhne Breit Halbfett Kursiv | 41kb |
| Söhne Breit Dreiviertelfett | 39kb |
| Söhne Breit Dreiviertelfett Kursiv | 41kb |
| Söhne Breit Fett | 38kb |
| Söhne Breit Fett Kursiv | 40kb |
| Söhne Breit Extrafett | 36kb |
| Söhne Breit Extrafett Kursiv | 37kb |