LL Circular Bold 10.5 Points It Was Supported by the Singles “Feds Watching”, “Where 16 Points U Been?”, and “Used 2”
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Circular a pursuit of geometric purity lineto Family Overview styles (8 total) about "Nine years have passed proach gradually gave way Circular Book since we published LL Akku- to a more complex formal rat, the first font family by a conception, resulting in a Circular Book Italic then unknown Swiss design geometric Sans Serif marrying Circular Medium student living in London. purity with warmth. It had Much has happened since, tremendous impact when first Circular Medium Italic and today he needs no in- used for the catalogue of ‘The troductions: Phaidon press Most Beautiful Swiss Books’ Circular Bold recently dubbed him a cult in 2007. Since then, Brunner designer and, unsure if such continuously refined draw- Circular Bold Italic praise is a blessing or a curse, ings further and completed we have to agree for once. a family of 8 cuts currently Circular Black Over the years, Laurenz ranging from Book to Black Brunner has not only devel- weights, with corresponding Circular Black Italic oped an impressive body of Italics. The resulting typeface work across all media plat- combines aspects of strict forms and an enviable portfo- geometry with an undogmatic lio of clients, but also created attitude, employing an elab- some 50-odd typefaces which orate contrast scheme, gen- form a distinctive palette of erous proportions and some personal tools for his work. characteristically personal While LL Akkurat dealt with touches. LL Circular strikes a aspects of Swiss Modernism, balance between conceptual his new typeface, LL Circular, rigour, skilled workmanship was initially dedicated to the and measured idiosyncrasy, pursuit of geometric purity: resulting in a Sans Serif text a strict Grotesk based on the font with distinctive character principles of circle, triangle yet universal appeal – so much and square. What would a so that The New York Times contemporary solution to this Magazine gave LL Circular an formal problem look like? As entry on the cover of its Inno- LL Circular was developing, vations Issue. Circular truly is the purely geometric ap- a remarkable typeface." Glyph Overview case sensitive forms uppercase ( ) [ ] { } - – — < > « ¿ ¡ A B C D E F G H I J K L M N currency, mathematical operators O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z € $ £ ¥ ¢ ƒ % ‰ + ± ¤ × ÷ lowercase = ≠ ≤ ~ ← ¬ ∙ √ ∫ ∞ ≈ | a b c d e f g h i j k l m n arrows o p q r s t u v w x y z ↖ ↗ ↘ ↙ ↩ ↰ ↱ ↲ ↳ ↴ ⇆ proportional figures alternatives 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 G a r & ® mono figures roman numerals 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Ⅰ Ⅱ Ⅲ Ⅳ Ⅴ Ⅵ Ⅶ Ⅷ ligatures Ⅸ Ⅹ Ⅼ Ⅽ Ⅾ Ⅿ ff ffi ffl fifl circles numbers punctuation ➀ ➁ ➂ ➃ ➄ ➅ ➆ ➇ ➈ ™( . , : ; ? ¡ ... ) [ & @ # ] {- – — } symbols < > “ ” ‘ ’ †‡ * ⁑ ⁂ • ¶ § ® © Ⓟ ™ ✓ ✕ □ ■ △ ▲ ○ ● ☮ ◊ Layout Features stylistic set 1: alternative g case sensitive forms St. Gallen St. Gallen [ Secret ] [ SECRET ] BIGGER BIGGER May–July MAY–JULY stylistic set 2: alternative a «Hello» «HELLO« class mate Class mate ¿Adónde? ¿ADÓNDE? á la carte á la carte standard ligatures stylistic set 3: alternative r flat office flat office Circularity Circularity tabular lining numbers rijen rijen 4.9.1984 4.9.1984 stylistic set 4: alternative & 1.1.2011 1.1.2011 Quant & Qual Quant & Qual arbitrary fractions stylistic set 5: alternative 1 25 5/12 × 25 5/12 × 2011 2011 32 3/4 32 ¾ stylistic set 6: alternative ® ordinals slime co® slime co® 1st floor 1st floor stylistic set 7: alternative digits 2nd floor 2nd floor (2) Bus Stop ➁ Bus Stop For the past three years, Brunner's Circular typeface has been answering the prayers of graphic designers around the world. The greatest geometric typeface to grace mankind since Paul Renner's Futura back in 1927. A PERFECT LETTER. fit neatly into a perfect typeface Designed in 2007 by the incredible Swiss typographer Laurenz Brunner and was inspired by sans-serif typefaces such as Futura (1927) and Avant Garde (1968) "LL circular is a new take on a classic genre. In the process of making the font, the purely geometric approach gave way to more complex formal conception, resulting in a geometric sans serif merging purity with warmth. Strinking a balance between fnctionality, conceptual rigor, skilled workmanship, and measured idiosyncasy, LL circular is a friendly sans serif with unmistakableO character and universal appeal." LL Circular Book 10.5 points It was supported by the singles “Feds Watching”, “Where U 16 points Been?”, and “Used 2”. Epps was born in College Park, Geor- gia. He attended North Clayton High School with R&B singer "Tauheed Epps (born September 12, Monica and exceeded his teacher’s expectations of him by finishing second place in his class. In high school, Epps also 1977), better known by his stage name 2 joined the school’s basketball team. Standing at 6’5”, he was Chainz (formerly Tity Boi), is an Ameri- a standout basketball player and later attended Alabama State University on an athletic scholarship. can rapper from College Park, Georgia. He initially gained recognition for being 8.5 points one-half of the southern hip hop duo Epps formed the hip hop duo interest in Playaz Circle, Ludacris Playaz Circle, alongside his longtime Playaz Circle (the word “Playaz” began to record several songs with being a bacronym for “Preparing the group, playing some of them friend and fellow rapper, Earl “Dolla Legal Assets for Years from A to on his radio station. Ludacris soon Z”) in College Park, Georgia in became one of the highest-selling Boy” Conyers. They are perhaps best 1997, with his high school friend rappers in the Southern United Earl Conyers (known as Dolla Boy), States. After hearing of their situ- known for being signed to fellow Geor- while Epps adopted “Tity Boi” as ation, Ludacris requested of Epps gia-based rapper Ludacris’ Disturbing his moniker. Following the release that the duo join his newly formed of an independent album titled record label Disturbing Tha Peace, tha Peace label, as well as their debut United We Stand, United We Fall a subsidiary of Def Jam Recordings. (2002), the duo were introduced Epps agreed to sign, although single “Duffle Bag Boy”. to fellow Atlanta rapper Ludacris, Conyers did not officially join the when he moved into their College label until his mother regained her Park apartment complex, whilst health, a year after he went to pris- 13 points he was acting as a DJ.After taking on, but not for anything bad. n February 2012, Epps signed a solo record deal 6.5 points with Def Jam Records, an imprint of Universal Music Group. The following August, he released n late 2012, Epps stated once the same private planes as album was released through he completed the B.O.A.T.S. the two main characters. On Def Jam Recordings, on his debut studio album Based on a T.R.U. Story, concert tour, he will head May 23, 2013, he announced September 10, 2013. back into the studio. In No- that his second studio album B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time to mixed reviews. The album spawned three vember 2012, he revealed he B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time will be “Used 2”, along with the was three songs deep into his released on September 10, promotional singles “Where successful singles: “No Lie”, “Birthday Song”, and second studio album. The al- 2013. On June 2, 2013, Epps U Been?” and “Netflix”. Upon bum’s estimated release date premiered the first single the album’s release, it was “I’m Different”, all of which charted in the top 50 was April 2013. The rapper from the album, “Feds Watch- met with generally positive made a guest appearance on ing” at the Hot 97’s Summer reviews from music critics. of the Billboard Hot 100 and were certified Gold NBC’s Law & Order: Special Jam. The song features It also faired decently com- Victims Unit in an episode Pharrell Williams and was mercially, debuting at number or higher by the RIAA, along with the album that aired May 8, 2013. He recorded on 2013 Grammy three on the US Billboard also appeared as himself in Awards night. On June 15, 200, and number two on the being certified Gold. His second studio album the second season (episode Epps announced the title of Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time was released. 16) of the CBS sitcom 2 Broke his second album would be chart selling 63,000 copies in Girls, where he travels on B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time. The its first week." LL Circular Book Italic 10.5 points It was supported by the singles “Feds Watching”, “Where U 16 points Been?”, and “Used 2”. Epps was born in College Park, Geor- gia. He attended North Clayton High School with R&B singer "Tauheed Epps (born September 12, Monica and exceeded his teacher’s expectations of him by finishing second place in his class. In high school, Epps also 1977), better known by his stage name 2 joined the school’s basketball team. Standing at 6’5”, he was Chainz (formerly Tity Boi), is an Ameri- a standout basketball player and later attended Alabama State University on an athletic scholarship. can rapper from College Park, Georgia. He initially gained recognition for being 8.5 points one-half of the southern hip hop duo Epps formed the hip hop duo Playaz Ludacris began to record several Playaz Circle, alongside his longtime Circle (the word “Playaz” being songs with the group, playing a bacronym for “Preparing Legal some of them on his radio station. friend and fellow rapper, Earl “Dolla Assets for Years from A to Z”) in Ludacris soon became one of the College Park, Georgia in 1997, with highest-selling rappers in the South- Boy” Conyers.