Type Specimen: Nougat Sans - by Federica Mussa

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Nougat Sans



Nougat Sans Serif designed by Federica Mussa


Evolution Nougat Sans was creating starting from a copy of the font: Sabon, going trough Nougat Serif to finall y get to a simplification that l ed to the birth of cl ean l ooking l etters.

Sabon

Nougat serif

Nougat sans


Anal ysis cap height

vertical stress

ascender height wide apertur

Calypso closed counter

descender baseline

x height

vertical stress


Text & Titles 7pt

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

8pt

21pt

26pt

31pt

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

9pt

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

10pt

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

11pt

The quick brown fox jumps over the l azy dog

12pt

The quick brown fox jumps over the l azy dog

The quick brown fox jumps over the l azy dog

The quick brown fox jumps over the l azy dog

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog


Gyphs detail square tail

Big link 45° stress

The strokes get thinner in the middle section


region since at l east the sixteenth century. Known as ‘nogat’ in the Middl e Ages. In Provence the name is said to come from ‘tu nous gates,’ or, ‘you spoil us.’ There are two types, the traditional crunchy bl ack nougat made without eggs and the soft white nougat such as the famous Nougat de Montélimar, made with Lavender honey and monds and pistachios in the ratio of at l east 30% almonds, or 28% almonds and 2% of pitachios, and 25% honey of the sugar content.

16pt France Nougat: Made in the Provence

11pt Spain Nougat: Known as Turrón or Torró in S

have been introduced by the Arabs, but has been m Spanish) for more than 500 years. Produced prima season, the two primary types are Jijona and Alican (Protected Geographical Indication). Turrón de Alica al monds (Marcona al monds), pure honey (Orange honey), sugar and egg whites, and has creamy w crunchy texture. Turrón Jijona is produced by mil li de Alicante to produce a smooth paste with a tex butter and a simil ar golden brown color. The Turró dedicated to preserving the technological heritage Turrón and the history of this important economic Cal l ed Torrone in Italian, it is said to have been firs Lombardy for a wedding cel ebration of aristocrats was created in the shape of the bell tower of the Cr

Nouga

15pt Enjoyed for centuries, Nougat is a cl assic

confection made from honey, egg whites and almonds. Many countries cl aim parentage to this traditional delight. Variations are found in Ital y, France, Spain and the Middl e East, but its actual origins are obscure. Some trace it back to the Romans in the ancient writings of the Roman epicure, Apicius from 1st century AD, whose notes were used for the ancient cookbook, De Re Coquinaria from the 4th century AD. This describes a nut custard made of honey, walnuts and eggs. Or perhaps more likel y, the Arabs, who have cul tivated various types of nuts (almonds, pistachios, walnuts), honey and sugar for centuries. Most Middl e Eastern recipes use nuts and honey without eggs.

9pt Spain Nougat: Known a bel ieved to have been introd made in Jijona (Xixona Span Produced primarily for the Ch types are Jijona and Al icante. Geographical Indication). Tur al monds (Marcona al monds), Rosemary honey), sugar and color and a hard crunchy text mill ing and heating Turrón d paste with a texture similar golden brown color. The Turr to preserving the technologi Turrón and the history of th Italy Nougat: Cal led Torrone first created inor a wedding 15th century. It was created in Cremona cathedral, then kno possible origin of the name T is held in Cremona. Found thro from Alba, Mombercelli and No


19pt Whil e there are literal l y dozens of variations, perhaps hundreds, they gen— erall y fall into soft and hard versions. This being adjusted by the ingredients and l ength of cooking time. Versions of nougat made with honey tend to be softer, whil e the sugar versions are harder, even brittl e. There is even anAmerican derivative version cal l ed divinity fudge, made from corn syrup.Ital y Nougat: Cal l ed Torrone in Italian, it is said to have been first created in Cremona, Lombardy for a wedding cel ebration of aristocrats in the 15th century. It was created in the shape of the bell tower of the Cremona cathedral, then known as the Torrazzo or Torrionera possibl e origin of the name Torrone. The yearl y Torrone Festival is hel d in Cremona. Found throughout Ital y, noteworthy nougats are from Alba, Mombercelli and Novi Ligure in P iedmont (a hard version with hazelnuts), Siena, the Benevento, the Abruzzi and Cal abria. The city of Cal tanissetta, Sicil y produces a delicious version with Arab roots, call ed “cubaita” and Sardinia’s version contains 100% Sardinian honey.

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Spain. It is believed to made in Jijona (Xixona, arily for the Christmas nte. Both have PGI ante is made of toasted Blossom or Rosemary white color and a hard ing and heating Turrón xture simil ar to peanut ón Museum in Jijona is e of the production of product. Italy Nougat: st created in Cremona, s in the 15th century. It remona cathedral.

as Turrón or Torró in Spain. It is duced by the Arabs, but has been nish) for more than 500 years. hristmas season, the two primary . Both have PGI (Protected rrón de Al icante is made of toasted ), pure honey (Orange Blossom or egg whites, and has creamy white ture. Turrón Jijona is produced by de Al icante to produce a smooth r to peanut butter and a similar ón Museum in Jijona is dedicated ical heritage of the production of his important economic product. e in Ital ian, it is said to have been g celebration of aristocrats in the n the shape of the bell tower of the own as the Torrazzo or Torrione—a Torrone. The yearly Torrone Festival oughout Italy, noteworthy nougats are ovi Ligure.


22 pt

Nougat Sans recreates handwritten forms. A calligraphy pen is held at a consistent angle during writing, creating a consistent distribution of thicks and thins and a noticeable stress. This font distributes weight heavily on the vertical strokes and lightly on the horizontal.


30pt

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

12/14pt

“The quick brown fox jumps over the l azy dog” is an English l anguage pangram: a sentence that contains all of the l etters of the alphabet. It is commonly used for touch-typing practice, testing typewriters and computer keyboards, displ aying exampl es of fonts, and other applications invol ving text where the use of al l l etters in the alphabet is desired.

11/16pt

The earliest known appearance of the phrase is from The Boston Journal. In an article titled “Current Notes” in the February 10, 1885, morning edition, the phrase is mentioned as a good practice sentence for writing students: “A favorite copy set by writing teachers for their pupils is the following, because it contains every letter of the alphabet: ‘A quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.’” Dozens of other newspapers published the phrase over the next few months, all using the version of the sentence starting with “A” rather than “The”.

10/15,5pt The earliest known use of the phrase in its modern form (starting with “The”) is from the 1888 book Illustrative Shorthand by Linda Bronson. The modern form (starting with “The”) became more common despite the fact that it is slightly longer than the original (starting with “A”). As the use of typewriters grew in the late 19th century, the phrase began appearing in typing lesson books as a practice sentence.

9/15pt

Early examples include How to Become Expert in Typewriting: A Complete Instructor Designed Especially for the Remington Typewriter (1890), and Typewriting Instructor and Stenographer’s Hand-book (1892). By the turn of the 20th century, the phrase had become widely known. In the January 10, 1903, issue of Pitman’s Phonetic Journal, it is referred to as “the well known memorized typing line embracing all the letters of the alphabet”. Robert Baden-Powell’s book Scouting for Boys (1908) uses the phrase as a practice sentence for signaling.


CAPITALS

ABCDEFG HIJKLMN OPQRSTU VWXYZ Alphabet lowercase

abcdef ghilmn opqrstu vwxyz


Gyphs detail

The upper angl e of the middl e stroke’s l eft end is rounded out

The l eft end of the middl e trike thins out

Square shapes


Numbers

Numbers with straight shapes


strokes that thin out

different stroke endings

thinner strokes


All verical strokes in Capital Letters have the same thickness.

CRY a river. Build a BRIDGE. Get OVER it. Al l verical strokes in l owercase l etters have the same thickness.


slanted stroke endings to add some movement to the l etters




Faculty of Design and Art Free University of Bolzano-Bozen Typeface designed by Fedeica Mussa WUP 18/19 Prof. Antonino Benincasa Gian Marco Favretto Maximil ian Boiger Call igraphy Workshop by Mag. Art. Eva Pรถll Font created with Illustrator & Fontself


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