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
- 1.119
- Classification
- Lineal: Grotesque
- Font formats
- OTF DesktopWOFF2 WebTTF App
- OpenType features
- Ligaturesliga
- Contextual alternatescalt
- Tabular numeralstnum
- Alternate ass01
- Alternate gss02
- Slashed zerozero
- Fractionsfrac
- Superiorssups
- Inferiorssinf
- Ordinalsordn
- Capital formscase
- Glyph count
- 692 per Roman style692 per Italic style11,072 total
- Font styles
- 16
- Hinting
- Manual VTT hinting
- Kerning
- Manual kerning8,190 pairs per style
| Font name | File size |
|---|---|
| Söhne Extraleicht | 34kb |
| Söhne Extraleicht Kursiv | 35kb |
| Söhne Leicht | 38kb |
| Söhne Leicht Kursiv | 38kb |
| Söhne Buch | 38kb |
| Söhne Buch Kursiv | 39kb |
| Söhne Kräftig | 35kb |
| Söhne Kräftig Kursiv | 36kb |
| Söhne Halbfett | 38kb |
| Söhne Halbfett Kursiv | 39kb |
| Söhne Dreiviertelfett | 38kb |
| Söhne Dreiviertelfett Kursiv | 39kb |
| Söhne Fett | 38kb |
| Söhne Fett Kursiv | 39kb |
| Söhne Extrafett | 35kb |
| Söhne Extrafett Kursiv | 36kb |