ON OWEN EARL Owen Earl with indestructible type* has a true love for typography. In the short five years he’s been creating fonts, he’s worked for several companies but enjoys most working on a smaller scale. His passion involves making valuable, functional, versatile, and contemporary typography.
ON JOST* Jost* was designed by Owen Earl from the indestructible type* Foundry, debuting in June 2017. It was inspired by the legendary Futura typeface designed by Paul Renner in 1927, taking this historic typeface to a new level in modern times. Jost* was created to take all the best elements of Futura and enhance its functionality, with a larger x–height and more balanced capital forms. Additionally, Jost* included features not possible in the time of Futura. Jost* contains alternative character sets where you can choose to use the iconic single story “a” of Futura, or double–story as well. Jost* also includes tabular numbers and the default proportional numbers. Jost* was also previously known as Renner*, the name was changed due to copyright infringement over the name “Renner,” and in part to pay tribute Heinrich Jost, a German designer who aided Paul Renner in bringing his typographic ideas to life. Just as of September 2018, version 3.3 of Jost* includes the support of over 50 languages and 18 styles. Updates on July 13, 2019 (Version 3.4) and January 01, 2020 (Version 3.5) added full Romanian support, Cyrillic (Russian), and fixed any metadata issues that arose previously.
With indestructible type*, the goal is creating highly versatile and timeless typography that would hold well in any situation. Even within the name of the foundry is its mission statement, making type indestructible in its accessibility, modernism, and overall having such a broad range of use. Undeniably, any designer will want these typefaces, including Jost*, in your back pocket. Look for an asterisk at the end of any indestructible type* and you’ll know you have a keeper.
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