filson soft
A Type Specimen
Filson Soft All Rights Reserved © 2016 Designer: Olivier Gourvat Mostardesign Type Foundry La Peyssonie 24640 La Boissière d’Ans, France Email: hello@motyfo.com Phone: +33 (0)6 81976171 Type Specimen designed by Audra Linsner Spring 2018
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History Quote 1 Olivier Gourvat Type Family Weights & Styles Style Features Punctuation Numbers Ligatures Quote 2 Colophon
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HISTORY French designer Olivier Gourvat designed and published Filson Soft in 2016. It is the rounded version of another Gourvat typeface that bears the same namesake: Filson Pro. Don’t let the fact that it’s a relative newcomer on the typeface scene deter you. Filson Soft is an incredibly useful typeface, utilized for everything from children’s books to insurance company branding materials. Its roundness lends itself to a friendly and accessible appearance, making it the perfect choice for a variety of projects. Speaking of versatility, the typeface is available in over a hundred languages, has a number of stylistic alternatives and case sensitive forms that allow for optimum creative freedom. And though Filson Soft’s history is recent, it is already establishing itself as a happy, exceptional typeface.
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WON D E R F U L
WON D E R F U L
the real
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olivier gourvat A master of unique yet professional fonts, French designer Olivier Gourvat has designed high-quality typefaces that are used worldwide. Born in 1970, Gourvat worked for several different types of creative agencies, producing an impressive portfolio of advertising, illustration, & custom made tyepfaces. In 2004, Gourvat established Mostardesign Type Foundry to focus on his typeface design. He has designed several other type families, including Chronica, Sofia Pro, Unicod Sans, and Rival. Like Filson Soft, these typefaces all manage to effectively toe the line between friendly and functional. Gourvat has been recognized for his work in publications such as Advanced Photoshop, Design Book of the Year, 1000 Ideas by 100 Graphic Designers, and Semi-Permanent.
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one big ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Filson Soft Light, 22 pt
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Filson Soft Regular, 22 pt 12
Filson Soft Thin, 22 pt
Filson Soft Book, 22 pt
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Filson Soft Bold, 22 pt
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Filson Soft Heavy, 22 pt
Filson Soft Medium, 22 pt
Filson Soft Black, 22 pt
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WEIGHTS & STYLES Me and you, and you and me, Thin / Thin Italic, 35 pt.
it had to be, the only one for me is you Book / Book Italic, 35 pt.
I can't see me lovin' nobody but you, Medium / Medium Italic, 35 pt.
baby the skies will be blue for all my life.
Black / Black Italic, 35 pt.
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no matter how they tossed the dice Light / Light Italic, 35 pt.
and you for me, so happy together.
Regular / Regular Italic, 35 pt.
for all my life. When you're with me,
Bold / Bold Italic, 35 pt.
So happy together. So happy together!
Heavy / Heavy Italic, 35 pt.
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style features circular counters and bowls
happy short ascenders
medium length descenders
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tall x-height
Filson Soft’s terminals, or the ends of the letter’s strokes, are rounded, setting it apart from Filson Pro.
R I K U Y Q The curved legs of the capital Q, R, and K are the most distinctive feature of Filson Soft. The Q also possesses the only descender on a capital letter. 17
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numbers Filson Soft allows users to choose from four different kinds of numbers: 1. Old style figures 2. Tabular old style 3. Lining figures 4. Tabular figures Additional features include a full set of fractions and superiors and inferiors.
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1 34
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L I G AT U R E S
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ff fl fj fi ffl ffj ffi coffee
waffle
flower
fjord
cliffjumper
wifi
muffin
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"We don't make mistakes, 24
we have happy accidents." - Bob Ross
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colophon colophon colophon colophon colophon
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Filson Soft can be purchased at Myfonts.com. Each of the 16 fonts can be bought individually for $25.00 apiece, or altogether for $199.00. This type specimen was designed during March 2018 for Professor Claudia Strongâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Typographic Design Course in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. It is the product of OS X Yosemite, Version 10.10.5 & InDesign 2017. No one was harmed during the making of this specimen, but one kidney stone was removed. 27
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Filson Soft: A Type Specimen