General Type Studio Nysé Aa Aa Designed by Stéphane Elbaz, Throughout the 20th century, western artists found new references and Released in 2021. recontextualized their view of the past. The rediscovering of Egypt and Asia, and the realization that the facades and statues of the Greek temples were painted with bright colors shedded a new light on established canons. This, combined with a reaction to the new forms shaped by industrialization, led to the Arts & Crafts movement of the second half of the 1800s and by extension to Art Nouveau. Nysé is strongly influenced by the French artist Henri Bellery-Desfontaines. The artist was commissioned by the renowned Parisian type foundry Deberny & Peignot to create an original alphabet. The remarkable Art Nouveau flavored typeface was released in 1910 and became immediately popular. While being clearly distinct, Nysé shares many of the Bellery-Desfontaines’ design features. The name Nysé references an exotic place in Greek mythology where Dionysus was born and raised by nymphs. Informational purposes only. ©2021, generaltypestudio.com Nysé 2 ● Styles overview Nysé Regular Nysé Regular Italic Nysé Book Nysé Book Italic Nysé Demi Nysé Demi Italic Nysé Bold Nysé Bold Italic Nysé Heavy Nysé Heavy Italic Nysé Black Nysé Black Italic General Type Studio Informational purposes only. ©2021, generaltypestudio.com Nysé 3 ● Character set Uppercase ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ Small capitals abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz Lowercase abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz Standard punctuation &?!¿¡.,:;•'"“”‘’‚„…_|¦§¶†‡* ‹«»›·-–—()[]{}@ %‰%‰ Uppercase punctuation ¿¡‹«»›·-–—()[]{}@ Stylistic alternates ANMRanmrae&& Proportional lining figures (default) #€$¢£ƒ¥00123456789 Proportional old style figures #€$¢£ƒ¥00123456789 Tabular lining figures #€$¢£ƒ¥00123456789 Tabular old style figures #€$¢£ƒ¥00123456789 Numerator / Denominator 0123456789/0123456789 Prebuilt fractions ½¼¾ Superscript / Inferior ⁰¹²³⁴⁵⁶⁷⁸⁹+−=⁽⁾₀₁₂₃₄₅₆₇₈9+−=₍₎ Superior alphabet abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz e Ligatures Th fb ffb fh ffh fi ffi fj ffj fkffkflfflftfft Discretionary ligatures ct st General Type Studio Informational purposes only. ©2021, generaltypestudio.com Nysé 4 ● Roman character set Math and miscellaneous symbols ∆Ω∂∫∑∏πµ¤−+×÷=≠±√^<>≤≥~≈�¬∞ℓ°№℮ Accentuated letters ÀÁÂÃÄĀĂÅǺĄÆǼĆĈČĊÇĎĐÈÉÊĚËĒĔĖĘlĜĞĠĢĤĦÌÍÎĨÏĪĬİĮIJĴĶĹĽĻŁĿŃ ŇÑŅÒÓÔÕÖŌŎŐØǾŒŔŘŖSSŚŜŠŞȘŤŢȚŦÙÚÛŨÜŪŬŮŰŲẀẂŴẄỲÝ ŶŸŹŽŻŊÐÞ ÀÁÂÃÄĀĂÅǺĄRŔŘŖ àáâãäāăåǻąæǽćĉčċçďđèéêěëēĕėęĝğ ġģĥħìíîĩïīĭįiijĵķĺľļłŀńňñņòóôõöōŏőøǿœŕřŗśŝšşșssťţȚŧùúûũüūŭůűų ẁẃŵẅỳýŷÿźžżŋðþ àáâãäāăåǻąŕřŗ àáâãäāăåǻąæǽćĉčċçďđèéêěëēĕėęĝ ğġģĥħìíîĩïīĭįıijĵķĺľļłŀńňñņòóôõöōŏőøǿœŕřŗśŝšşșßťţțŧùúûũüūŭůűųẁẃŵẅỳ ýŷÿźžżŋðþ àáâãäāăåǻąæǽèéêěëēĕėęœ Arrows ← ⤙ ⤛ ⤜ ⤚→ Dingbats ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ a b c d e f g h i j k l General Type Studio Informational purposes only. ©2021, generaltypestudio.com Nysé 5 ● Italic character set Uppercase ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ Small capitals abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz Lowercase abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz Standard punctuation &?!¿¡.,:;•'"“”‘’‚„…_|¦§¶†‡* ‹«»›·-–—()[]{}@ %‰%‰ Uppercase punctuation ¿¡‹«»›·-–—()[]{}@ Stylistic alternates ANMRanmrae&& Proportional lining figures (default) #€$¢£ƒ¥00123456789 Proportional old style figures #€$¢£ƒ¥00123456789 Tabular lining figures #€$¢£ƒ¥00123456789 Tabular old style figures #€$¢£ƒ¥00123456789 Numerator / Denominator 0123456789/0123456789 Prebuilt fractions ½¼¾ Superscript / Inferior ⁰¹²³⁴⁵⁶⁷⁸⁹+−=⁽⁾₀₁₂₃₄₅₆₇₈9+−=₍₎ Superior alphabet abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz e Ligatures Th fb ffb fh ffh fi ffi fj ffj fkffkflfflftfft Discretionary ligatures ct st General Type Studio Informational purposes only. ©2021, generaltypestudio.com Nysé 6 ● Italic character set Math and miscellaneous symbols ∆Ω∂∫∑∏πµ¤−+×÷=≠±√^<>≤≥~≈�¬∞ℓ°№℮ Accentuated letters ÀÁÂÃÄĀĂÅǺĄÆǼĆĈČĊÇĎĐÈÉÊĚËĒĔĖĘlĜĞĠĢĤĦÌÍÎĨÏĪĬİĮIJĴĶĹĽĻŁĿŃŇÑ ŅÒÓÔÕÖŌŎŐØǾŒŔŘŖSSŚŜŠŞȘŤŢȚŦÙÚÛŨÜŪŬŮŰŲẀẂŴẄỲÝŶŸŹŽ ŻŊÐÞÀÁÂÃÄĀĂÅǺĄ ÀÁÂÃÄĀĂÅǺĄRŔŘŖ àáâãäāăåǻąæǽćĉčċçďđèéêěëē ĕėęĝğġģĥħìíîĩïīĭįiijĵķĺľļłŀńňñņòóôõöōŏőøǿœŕřŗśŝšşșssťţȚŧùúûũüūŭů űųẁẃŵẅỳýŷÿźžżŋðþ àáâãäāăåǻąŕřŗ àáâãäāăåǻąæǽćĉčċçďđèéêěëēĕėęĝğ ġģĥħìíîĩïīĭįıijĵķĺľļłŀńňñņòóôõöōŏőøǿœŕřŗśŝšşșßťţțŧùúûũüūŭůűųẁẃŵẅỳýŷÿ źžżŋðþ àáâãäāăåǻą Arrows ← ⤙ ⤛ ⤜ ⤚→ Dingbats ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ a b c d e f g h i j k l General Type Studio Informational purposes only. ©2021, generaltypestudio.com Nysé 7 ● OpenType features OpenType font format is the current standard for desktop fonts. This format permits to embed a large number of charac- ters and multiple options to access and permute them in a text editor. These features are supported by most common web browsers using ‘font-feature-settings’ with the OpenType labels (‘case’, ’liga’, ’onum’, ’salt’, etc.). Feature Non-active Active All capitals ([email protected]) ([email protected]) 'case' Small capitals ([email protected]) ([email protected]) 'smcp' Tabular lining figures #€$¢£ƒ¥0123456789 #€$¢£ƒ¥0123456789 'tnum', 'lnum' Tabular old style figures #€$¢£ƒ¥0123456789 #€$¢£ƒ¥0123456789 'tnum', 'onum' Fractions 1/2 + 35/168 1/2 + 35/168 'frac' (also 'numr'/'dnom') Slashed zero 2018 2018 'zero' Ordinals 1o 2a No 1o 2a № 'ordn' Superscript / Superior (x219 + y524) ÷ z(6+3) ≥ a (x²¹⁹ + y⁵²⁴) ÷ z⁽⁶+³⁾ ≥ a 'sups' 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1er 2e 3e 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1er 2e 3e Scientific inferior C2H4O C₂H₄O 'sinf' General Type Studio Informational purposes only. ©2021, generaltypestudio.com Nysé 8 ● OpenType features Feature Non-active Active Ligature The drafting raffle tickets The draftingraffle tickets 'liga' Discretionary ligatures Subway sect get some rest Subway sectget some rest 'dlig' Stylistic or Title alternates North Michigan Avenue North Michigan Avenue 'salt' or 'titl' (also accessible through individual Stylistic Sets: ss02 - ss06) Ornaments a b c d e f g h i j k l a b c d e f g h i j k l 'ss20' General Type Studio Informational purposes only. ©2021, generaltypestudio.com Nysé 9 ● Regular — R and R alternate RR General Type Studio Informational purposes only. ©2021, generaltypestudio.com Nysé 10 ● Regular 42 pt The central religious cult of Dionysus is known as the Bacchic or Dionysian Mysteries. The exact origin of this reli- gion is unknown, though Orpheus was 30 pt said to have invented the mysteries of Dionysus. Evi- dence suggests that many sources and rituals typically considered to be part of the similar Orphic Mysteries actually belong to Dionysian mysteries. Some scholars have suggested that, additionally, there is no difference 16 pt between the Dionysian mysteries and the mysteries of Persephone, but that these were all facets of the same mystery religion, and that Dionysus and Persephone both had important roles in it. Previously considered to have been a primarily rural and fringe part of Greek religion, the major urban center of Ath- ens played a major role in the development and spread of the Bacchic mysteries. ¶ The Bacchic mysteries served an important role in creating ritual traditions for transitions in people’s lives; originally primarily 12 pt 9 pt for men and male sexuality, but later also created space for ritual- included rituals involving the sacrifice of goats or bulls, and at least some participants and dancers wore wooden masks associated with the god. In some instances, records show the izing women’s changing roles and celebrating changes of status in a god participating in the ritual via a masked and clothed pillar, pole, or tree is used, while his woman’s life. This was often symbolized by a meeting with the gods worshipers eat bread and drink wine. The significance of masks and goats to the worship who rule over death and change, such as Hades and Persephone, of Dionysus seems to date back to the earliest days of his worship, and these symbols have been found together at a Minoan tomb near Phaistos in Crete. § Eleusinian mysteries but also with Dionysus’ mother Semele, who probably served a role ¶ As early as the fifth century BC, Dionysus became identified with Iacchus, a minor deity related to initiation into the mysteries. ¶ The religion of Dionysus from the tradition of the Eleusinian mysteries. This association may have arisen because of General Type Studio Informational purposes only. ©2021, generaltypestudio.com Nysé 11 ● Italic 42 pt (▼ Alternate v and w) Art Nouveau is an international style of art, architecture, and applied art, especial- ly the decorative arts, known in different languages by different names: Jugendstil 30 pt in German, Stile Liberty in Italian, Modernisme català in Catalan, etc. In English it is also known as the Modern Style (British Art Nouveau style). The style was most popular between 1890 and 1910. It was a reaction against the academic art, eclecticism and historicism of 19th cen- 16 pt tury architecture and decoration. It was often inspired by natural forms such as the sinuous curves of plants and flowers.Other characteristics of Art Nouveau were a sense of dynamism and movement, often given by asymmetry or whiplash lines, and the use of modern materials, particularly iron, glass, ceramics and later concrete, to create unusual forms and larger open spaces. ¶ One major objective of Art Nouveau was to break down the traditional distinction between fine arts (especially painting and sculpture) and applied arts. It was 12 pt 9 pt most widely used in interior design, graphic arts, furniture, glass art, most widely used in interior design, graphic arts, furniture, glass art, textiles, ceramics, jewellery and metal work. The style responded to leading 19-century theoreticians, such as French textiles, ceramics, jewellery and metal work. The style responded to architect Eugène-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc (1814–1879) and British art critic John Ruskin leading