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
- Alternate ass01
- Contextual alternatescalt
- Fractionsfrac
- Superiorssups
- Inferiorssinf
- Ordinalsordn
- Capital formscase
- Glyph count
- 633 per Roman style633 per Italic style10,128 total
- Font styles
- 16
- Hinting
- Manual VTT hinting
- Kerning
- Manual kerning6,045 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 Schmal family.
| Font name | File size |
|---|---|
| Söhne Schmal roman variable font | 67kb |
| Söhne Schmal italic variable font | 70kb |
| Söhne Schmal Extraleicht | 28kb |
| Söhne Schmal Extraleicht Kursiv | 30kb |
| Söhne Schmal Leicht | 31kb |
| Söhne Schmal Leicht Kursiv | 33kb |
| Söhne Schmal Buch | 31kb |
| Söhne Schmal Buch Kursiv | 34kb |
| Söhne Schmal Kräftig | 30kb |
| Söhne Schmal Kräftig Kursiv | 32kb |
| Söhne Schmal Halbfett | 32kb |
| Söhne Schmal Halbfett Kursiv | 35kb |
| Söhne Schmal Dreiviertelfett | 33kb |
| Söhne Schmal Dreiviertelfett Kursiv | 35kb |
| Söhne Schmal Fett | 33kb |
| Söhne Schmal Fett Kursiv | 35kb |
| Söhne Schmal Extrafett | 31kb |
| Söhne Schmal Extrafett Kursiv | 33kb |