I’m a large fan of appreciating the off-kilter elements of life and discover a explicit appeal in imperfect issues. Take drive-in films: it’s usually exhausting to listen to, both too sizzling or too chilly, and I’m by no means in a position to get fairly snug, however the truth that I’m watching a film in my automobile, in a random car parking zone, surrounded by strangers of their automobiles underneath the celebrities has a particular je ne sais quoi about it. The surprising attract. A flawed magnetism.
After I stumbled upon Anna Remm and Eugene Tantsurin’s typeface Arlen, I immediately felt the identical sense of magic from drive-in films. The offbeat chunkiness and surprising curves radiating from every letter really feel like they shouldn’t work collectively, however the mixed impact creates a high-contrast, animated typeface. I might see Arlen discovering its solution to menu designs, fruit-scented candle packaging, and even the packaging for a flower supply service.
Meet Arlen, a cool, variable and indescribably charming kind household in 36 types. Loosely impressed by twentieth century hand-painted indicators and the visible tradition of the 80, Arlen provides just a little additional to this already charismatic combine. Initially conceived as a a lot smaller household, Arlen slowly developed into a big kind system with 6 widths (from Tight to Extensive) and 6 weights (Mild to Heavy). A variable font that encompasses all these weights and widths can be a part of the Arlen household.
Arlen is a show sans serif that may, nevertheless, be freely used for bigger our bodies of textual content, particularly when lighter types are used. Amongst its most outstanding visible options are excessive distinction, flaring stems and dynamic letterforms.
With 860 characters in every font, Arlen helps most Latin-based languages and gives a lot of additional characters, dingbats, alternate glyphs, ligatures, and punctuation marks. A number of the most helpful OpenType options are included too, corresponding to Case-Delicate Punctuation, Stylistic Alternates, Tabular Figures and Currencies, Fractions, Localisation, and much more. Some letters and characters are available two variations: skinny and daring, and you may simply alternate between the 2 utilizing a corresponding stylistic set.
Arlen is a typeface that conveys kindness, good cheer, and solely good vibes. It might really feel at dwelling each in digital and print mediums; it may be utilized in promoting, editorial design, social media, internet design, or private design initiatives. With versatility at its coronary heart, Arlen could be an ideal typeface for big design techniques that require a number of types for typesetting.
Arlen is on the market for buy as a full household or as particular person fonts. Two fonts could be downloaded free of charge. Be happy to contact us when you want trial fonts or wish to customise Arlen in your model.
