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Nouvelle Noire Type Specimen [email protected] Nouvelle Grotesk Zurich, 2020 www.nouvellenoire.ch Nouvelle Grotesk Favorite Characters R a’tWeights Thin Thin Diagonal Get your Light Light Diagonal trial fonts Normal Normal Diagonal online. Medium Medium Diagonal Bold Bold Diagonal Black Black Diagonal Fat Fat Diagonal Nouvelle Grotesk About The success story of the Grotesque typefaces began at the dawn of the 20th century with typographic workhorses such as Akzidenz Grotesk and Aurora Grotesk amongst others. In the 1950s Max Miedinger created the first Swiss version of those typographic multi-talents, named “Neue Haas Grotesk” (today Helvetica). In parallel, Adrian Frutiger published “Univers”, both globally recognized and becoming standard choices for designers. Over the years many amazing contributions have come in the form of Haas Unica, Theinhard Grotesk and Akkurat, just to name a few. Surprisingly the world hasn’t lost its appetite for Swiss Style Grotesque typefaces. Seventy years after the start of this success story, we are ready to make a contribution to this ensemble of out- standing type families. It took us some time to find a perfect form that fills the gap between simplicity and neutrality. We didn’t want to design yet another “neutral” typeface. We have searched for shapes that are simple and which en- courage the designer to create amazing things – and by the way, make other people smile. We call this type family Nouvelle Grotesk, celebrating a desire to keep just a tiny bit of the spirit of the original meaning “Grotesque” alive for years to come. © 2020 Nouvelle Noire — www.nouvellenoire.ch 2 of 12 NN Nouvelle Grotesk Thin Thin Diagonal 120/110 Mundane Perfection 32/36.4 0 To suppose that the eye with all its inimitable contrivances for ad- justing the focus to different di- stances, for admitting different 12/15 +20 To suppose that the eye with all its inimita- the common sense of mankind declared ble contrivances for adjusting the focus to the doctrine false; but the old saying of Vox different distances, for admitting different populi, vox Dei, as every philosopher knows, amounts of light, and for the correction of cannot be trusted in science. Reason tells me, spherical and chromatic aberration, could that if numerous gradations from a simp- have been formed by natural selection, le and imperfect eye to one complex and seems, I freely confess, absurd in the high- perfect can be shown to exist, each grade est degree. When it was first said that the being useful to its possessor, as is certainly sun stood still and the world turned round, the case; if further, the eye ever varies and 8/11 +30 To suppose that the eye with all its the common sense of mankind declared tions be inherited, as is likewise certainly inimitable contrivances for adjusting the doctrine false; but the old saying of the case; and if such variations should the focus to different distances, for Vox populi, vox Dei, as every philosopher be useful to any animal under changing admitting different amounts of light, knows, cannot be trusted in science. conditions of life, then the difficulty of and for the correction of spherical and Reason tells me, that if numerous grada- believing that a perfect and complex eye chromatic aberration, could have been tions from a simple and imperfect eye to could be formed by natural selection, formed by natural selection, seems, I one complex and perfect can be shown though insuperable by our imagination, freely confess, absurd in the highest de- to exist, each grade being useful to its should not be considered as subversive gree. When it was first said that the sun possessor, as is certainly the case; if of the theory. How a nerve comes to be stood still and the world turned round, further, the eye ever varies and the varia- sensitive to light, hardly concerns us © 2020 Nouvelle Noire — www.nouvellenoire.ch 3 of 12 NN Nouvelle Grotesk Light Light Diagonal 120/110 Fantastic Standard 32/36.4 0 To suppose that the eye with all its inimitable contrivances for adjusting the focus to different di­ stances, for admitting different 12/15 0 To suppose that the eye with all its inimita­ the common sense of mankind declared ble contrivances for adjusting the focus to the doctrine false; but the old saying of different distances, for admitting different Vox populi, vox Dei, as every philosopher amounts of light, and for the correction of knows, cannot be trusted in science. spherical and chromatic aberration, could Reason tells me, that if numerous grada­ have been formed by natural selection, tions from a simple and imperfect eye to seems, I freely confess, absurd in the high­ one complex and perfect can be shown to est degree. When it was first said that the exist, each grade being useful to its pos­ sun stood still and the world turned round, sessor, as is certainly the case; if further, 8/11 +20 To suppose that the eye with all its common sense of mankind declared the tions be inherited, as is likewise certainly inimitable contrivances for adjusting the doctrine false; but the old saying of Vox the case; and if such variations should focus to different distances, for admit­ populi, vox Dei, as every philosopher be useful to any animal under changing ting different amounts of light, and for knows, cannot be trusted in science. conditions of life, then the difficulty of the correction of spherical and chroma­ Reason tells me, that if numerous grada­ believing that a perfect and complex eye tic aberration, could have been formed tions from a simple and imperfect eye to could be formed by natural selection, by natural selection, seems, I freely one complex and perfect can be shown though insuperable by our imagination, confess, absurd in the highest degree. to exist, each grade being useful to its should not be considered as subversive When it was first said that the sun stood possessor, as is certainly the case; if of the theory. How a nerve comes to be still and the world turned round, the further, the eye ever varies and the varia­ sensitive to light, hardly concerns us © 2020 Nouvelle Noire — www.nouvellenoire.ch 4 of 12 NN Nouvelle Grotesk Normal Normal Diagonal 120/110 Magazine Issue №1 32/36.4 0 To suppose that the eye with all its inimitable contrivances for adjusting the focus to different di- stances, for admitting different 12/15 0 To suppose that the eye with all its inimita- the common sense of mankind declared ble contrivances for adjusting the focus to the doctrine false; but the old saying of different distances, for admitting different Vox populi, vox Dei, as every philosopher amounts of light, and for the correction of knows, cannot be trusted in science. spherical and chromatic aberration, could Reason tells me, that if numerous grada­ have been formed by natural selection, tions from a simple and imperfect eye to seems, I freely confess, absurd in the high- one complex and perfect can be shown to est degree. When it was first said that the exist, each grade being useful to its pos­ sun stood still and the world turned round, sessor, as is certainly the case; if further, 8/11 +20 To suppose that the eye with all its the common sense of mankind declared variations be inherited, as is likewise inimitable contrivances for adjusting the doctrine false; but the old saying of certainly the case; and if such variations the focus to different distances, for Vox populi, vox Dei, as every philoso- should be useful to any animal under admitting different amounts of light, pher knows, cannot be trusted in sci- changing conditions of life, then the and for the correction of spherical and ence. Reason tells me, that if numerous difficulty of believing that a perfect and chromatic aberration, could have been gradations from a simple and imperfect complex eye could be formed by natural formed by natural selection, seems, I eye to one complex and perfect can be selection, though insuperable by our freely confess, absurd in the highest de- shown to exist, each grade being useful imagination, should not be considered gree. When it was first said that the sun to its possessor, as is certainly the case; as subversive of the theory. How a nerve stood still and the world turned round, if further, the eye ever varies and the comes to be sensitive to light, hardly © 2020 Nouvelle Noire — www.nouvellenoire.ch 5 of 12 NN Nouvelle Grotesk Medium Medium Diagonal 120/110 Featured → Words! 32/36.4 0 To suppose that the eye with all its inimitable contrivances for adjusting the focus to different distances, for admitting different 12/15 0 To suppose that the eye with all its inimita- the common sense of mankind declared ble contrivances for adjusting the focus to the doctrine false; but the old saying of Vox different distances, for admitting different populi, vox Dei, as every philosopher knows, amounts of light, and for the correction of cannot be trusted in science. Reason tells spherical and chromatic aberration, could me, that if numerous grada tions from a sim- have been formed by natural selection, ple and imperfect eye to one complex and seems, I freely confess, absurd in the high- perfect can be shown to exist, each grade est degree. When it was first said that the being useful to its possessor, as is certainly sun stood still and the world turned round, the case; if further, the eye ever varies and 8/11 +20 To suppose that the eye with all its round, the common sense of mankind varies and the variations be inherited, inimitable contrivances for adjusting declared the doctrine false; but the old as is likewise certainly the case; and the focus to different distances, for saying of Vox populi, vox Dei, as every if such variations should be useful to admitting different amounts of light, philosopher knows, cannot be trus- any animal under changing conditions and for the correction of spherical and ted in science.

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