The name of the typeface comes from the Japanese shape-shifter yokais that could change their form freely between human andĪnimal, and aptly describes the metamorphic nature of this wide superfamily coming in proportional, monospace and intermediate subfamilies. In his research on fixed width type design he mixed the lessons of mechanical typewriter technology with the intuitions of eastern brush calligraphy, which has been dealing with for centuries with fixed space grids. He was also interested in the concept of monowidth design, inherent in monospaced typefaces, that can bring flexibility and ease of use also to proportional type – allowing you to change the weight of a word without losing the text alignment. Bakemono is the type of font that could work with headlines, body copy, and everything in between, a rarity, for sure.įrancesco Canovaro created Bakemono as a way to explore the design space around the duality of fixed/proportional width. While filled with style and personality, the typeface is still legible and, with the variety of weights, has quite the potential we love to see with new fonts. The duality of the inspiration creates a unique effect. If you need more licenses, just ask - we offer quantity discounts.Created by Francesco Canovaro, Bakemono is a typeface that mixes details inspired by both mechanical typewriters and eastern brush calligraphy. ![]() It is based on Unicode ISO 8859-1 and includes numerals, punctuation, symbols and all you might need. Includes additional language support for Central and Eastern European languages, Greek, Cyrillic plus Vietnamese. The free test version Absolut reduced features the mere alphabet only.Ībsolut Standard as well as Pro include the OpenType features ligatures, stylistic alternates, historical forms (for long s and capital german double S), tabular figures and superscript. Replaces the standard numerals by negative circled numbers. Replaces the standard numerals by circled numbers. Replaces the »round« form of u by the »broken« alternate form. Replaces the »round« form of g by the »two storied« alternate form. Replaces the »round« form of a by the »two storied« alternate form. Replaces the numeral 0 by the slashed variant Replaces s with ”long s“ and SS i.e., SZ with capital-ß. Replaces the glyph combinations 1/2, 1/3, 1/4 etc by the according fractions. Replaces the normal numbers by means of tabular numbers with identical sign width. Replaces the letter pairs ch, ck, ff, fi, fl, ff, fj, ft, th, tt, tz, ffi, ffl with the respective letter combination. Replaces the letters a, g, u in each case with the alternative variant. Just try it.Īdditional functions can be activated and deactivated as OpenType-Features: This makes these versions particularly interesting. Many letters have their own form in italics. You read that right: there are four of them. Plus, a, g and u can be selected in alternative forms. The numerals are available in normal form and for lining figures. Absolut includes a capital-ß and many ligatures. Gentle bowls on the stroke ends and on some inclinations make the sentence structure more attractive so that Absolut is also suitable for text type. The historical burden surrounding type has been discarded. The characters have been reduced down to the basic idea of the letters. The forms of Absolut are unconditionally modern. But here's what's new: a text type which dares to take this pioneer step into the modern age. ![]() We are already accustomed to these styles in advertising. Absolut does without such "complications." The break with tradition is stretched even further: The character styles have been changed, especially noticeable on t, but r and f require a double take, too. The character styles have removed themselves as far as possible from the original written form - and it's high time the type in our font keeps up with the changing cultural situations… Absolut is a modern sans serif without compromise.įor example, n in Absolut is formed with just one stroke whereas in typefaces developed from writing, two strokes are united to form one character. ![]() A superfamily with countless variants available as a variable font. Reduced to the essentials - pure typeface: modern, uncompromising, prosaic, aesthetical.
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