specimen - MA Typeface Design

OverlOOk
Sans and Serif
A type system for
cinema magazines

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RegulaR condensed sans
BloWn uP
faces
Two different type families
conceived to work together.
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THe FISH AND THe gIrl
how to generalize an overview on the worldwide eating habits of fishes and girls
Are you eating me?
राखदार ुझान पड्ढडीदार खिसका दस नबारी
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νηπιαας καραβι σαγανακι αιαδας
painkiller
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MacHine guns aRe MoRe dangeRous THan BRiocHes
trip to saturn
People on the moon just forget to go to sleep early
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Overlook is a project based on two
type families intended to work
together for cinema magazines.
There is the Sans Serif, a neogrotesque
with a certain amount
of idiosyncrasies and a wide offer
of weights and styles; the designer
can use the typeface in different
situations, from shouted headlines
to more refined captions.
And there is the Serif, the
workhorse of the family, a text font
developed in four grades in order to
answer to different printing needs.
For instance, printing on disparate
supports and coloured background
or with different printers or even
in different environments. The four
grades have the same spacing and the
designer can change them without
compromising the layout of the text
already set.
The serif has also been developed
in a more expressive style for titles,
the ExtraBold Display, that features
a higher contrast and an emphasized
stress of the curves.
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seMiBold sans (||||||)
Bold sans
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RegulaR sans
THe sans seRif
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exTRaBold sans
The quick
brown
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opqrstuvwxyz
fox jumps
over the
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Bold sans
lazy dog.
Check the
pockets of
your trousers
before
putting
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RegulaR sans
them in the
laundry.

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The level of idiosyncrasies in the Sans Serif
family grows with the heavier weights. But the
designer can choose different solutions according
to the mood he wants to give to the page. The
typeface proposes a set of alternates that helps to
widen the possible uses. He can select two different
stylistic set: the first, The Quirkyzer, make the letters
more quirky. The second, The Neutralizer, makes
them more balanced.
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Bold noRMal
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abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
THe quiRkyzeR - sTylisTic seT (01)
abc → abc
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Bold quiRky
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
THe neuTRalizeR - sTylisTic seT (02)
a → a
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Bold neuTRalized
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e → E
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Bold quiRky
enterprise,
go to the silver planet!
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Bold neuTRalized
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Bold noRMal

BackgRound - sTylisTic seT (03)
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BulleTTed nuMBeRs - sTylisTic seT (04)
(3) → (3)
(3.14) → (3.14)
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Heavy sans
abcdefghijklmno
pqrstuvwxyz
ABcDeFgHIjklm
NOpqrSTuvwxyz
Beware the umbrellas on the chairs.
BIg FOOD
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ulTRaTHin condensed sans
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Abcdefghijklm
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RegulaR condensed sans
abcdefghijklmno
pqrstuvwxyz
aBcdefgHijklM
noPqRsTuvWxyz
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Heavy sans

there was a man...
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RegulaR sans
HE WAS A SOLDIER!
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seMiBold sans
he was a dreamer!
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Bold sans
He wAS A lOver!
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Heavy sans

THe seRif
adhesion
of thickness and contrast.
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The Serif typeface is intended to work in disparate
conditions of use (different printers and papers,
reversed text on dark backgrounds etc.):
(1) the shape is more neutral;
(2) there are four grades with adjustment
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RegulaR seRif gRade one
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jklmnopq
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ABcdeFgHi
jklmnopq
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fouR gRades foR any design need
This two columns of text
are composed with two
different grades: grade
one on the left and grade
three on the right. The
spacing is not changing
but the difference in
weight and contrast can
suit better the needs of
the designer.
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RegulaR seRif iTalic
This two columns of text
are composed with two
different grades: grade
one on the left and grade
three on the right. The
spacing is not changing
but the difference in
weight and contrast can
suit better the needs of
the designer.
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abcdefghijklmNopQrsTuvwxyz
casablanca
the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

The movie
WOMEN pAy
AttENtION.
tHERE IS A
MARINE WItH
A SUpER
SIGHt!
The history of all hitherto
existing society (2) is the
history of class struggles.
Freeman and slave, patrician
and plebeian, lord and serf,
guild-master (3) and journeyman, in a
word, oppressor and oppressed, stood
in constant opposition to one another,
carried on an uninterrupted, now
hidden, now open fight, a fight that
each time ended, either in a revolutionary
reconstitution of society at large, or in the
common ruin of the contending classes.
from the serfs of the
middle Ages sprang the
chartered burghers of
the earliest towns.

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Two heavier weights have been developed for emphasis
and display purposes. while the Bold is a sturdy
weight able to work both inside a text or as a title, the
extrabold should be used only at big sizes in order to
preserve the high contrast that characterizes it.
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Bold seRif
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opqrstuvwxyz
aBcDEfghijklmn
OPqrStuvwxyz
n
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exTRaBold seRif disPlay
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hijklm
nopqrs
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john doe
To the most illustrious
and reverend lord and
honourable master
giovanni pietro carafa,
at the theological meeting
held by his holiness leo
x, in rome.
my most respected, illustrious and
reverend lord and master,
Here is your lordship’s most faithful
servant’s report on what is happening
in these remote marshlands, which for
a year now appears to have become a
focus for all manner of diatribes.
The bomb!

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The typeface is conceived
to offer a multi language
coverage. For this reason,
a wide set of diacritics
and two non-latin script,
greek and devanagari,
have been developed.
language suPPoRT
catalan jove xef, porti whisky amb quinze glaçons d’hidrogen, coi! croatian gojazni đačić s biciklom drži hmelj i finu
vatu u džepu nošnje. czech nechť již hříšné saxofony ďáblů rozzvučí síň úděsnými tóny waltzu, tanga a quickstepu. danish
quizdeltagerne spiste jordbær med fløde, mens cirkusklovnen walther spillede på xylofon. dutch lynx c.q. vos prikt bh: dag
zwemjuf! english The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. esperanto eble ĉiu kvazaŭ-deca fuŝĥoraĵo ĝojigos homtipon.
estonian põdur zagrebi tšellomängija-följetonist ciqo külmetas kehvas garaažis Filipino pwede kang yumaman dahil sa
bagong roleta. Finnish Törkylempijävongahdus. French portez ce vieux whisky au juge blond qui fume. West Frisian Alve
bazige froulju wachtsje op dyn komst. german victor jagt zwölf Boxkämpfer quer über den großen Sylter deich. hungarian
jó foxim és don quijote húszwattos lámpánál ülve egy pár bűvös cipőt készít. indonesian muharjo seorang xenofobia universal
yang takut pada warga jazirah, contohnya qatar. italian quel vituperabile xenofobo zelante assaggia il whisky ed esclama:
alleluja! latvian muļķa hipiji turpat brīvi mēģina nogaršot celofāna žņaudzējčūsku. lithuanian Įlinkdama fechtuotojo
špaga sublykčiojusi pragręžė apvalų arbūzą. lojban .o’i mu xagji sofybakni cu zvati le purdi. mapudungun gvxam mincetu
apocikvyeh: ñizol ce mamvj ka raq kuse bafkeh mew. norWegian jeg begynte å fortære en sandwich mens jeg kjørte taxi på
vei til quiz. polish pójdźże, kiń tę chmurność w głąb flaszy! portuguese zebras caolhas de java querem passar fax para moças
gigantes de new york. romanian Swearing in high pitch, the zoophobic man vexedly ordered whisky and tequila. slovak
kŕdeľ šťastných ďatľov učí pri ústí váhu mĺkveho koňa obhrýzať kôru a žrať čerstvé mäso. slovenian Hišničin bratec vzgaja
polže pod fikusom. spanish el veloz murciélago hindú comía feliz cardillo y kiwi. la cigüeña tocaba el saxofón detrás del
palenque de paja. sWedish yxskaftbud, ge vår wc-zonmö iq-hjälp. turkish pijamalı hasta yağız şoföre çabucak güvendi.
catalan jove xef, porti whisky amb quinze glaçons d’hidrogen, coi! croatian gojazni đačić s biciklom drži hmelj i finu
vatu u džepu nošnje. czech nechť již hříšné saxofony ďáblů rozzvučí síň úděsnými tóny waltzu, tanga a quickstepu. danish
quizdeltagerne spiste jordbær med fløde, mens cirkusklovnen walther spillede på xylofon. dutch lynx c.q. vos prikt bh: dag
zwemjuf! english The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. esperanto eble ĉiu kvazaŭ-deca fuŝĥoraĵo ĝojigos homtipon.
estonian põdur zagrebi tšellomängija-följetonist ciqo külmetas kehvas garaažis Filipino pwede kang yumaman dahil sa
bagong roleta. Finnish Törkylempijävongahdus. French portez ce vieux whisky au juge blond qui fume. West Frisian Alve
bazige froulju wachtsje op dyn komst. german victor jagt zwölf Boxkämpfer quer über den großen Sylter deich. hungarian
jó foxim és don quijote húszwattos lámpánál ülve egy pár bűvös cipőt készít. indonesian muharjo seorang xenofobia universal
yang takut pada warga jazirah, contohnya qatar. italian quel vituperabile xenofobo zelante assaggia il whisky ed esclama:
alleluja! latvian muļķa hipiji turpat brīvi mēģina nogaršot celofāna žņaudzējčūsku. lithuanian Įlinkdama fechtuotojo
špaga sublykčiojusi pragręžė apvalų arbūzą. lojban .o’i mu xagji sofybakni cu zvati le purdi. mapudungun gvxam mincetu
apocikvyeh: ñizol ce mamvj ka raq kuse bafkeh mew. norWegian jeg begynte å fortære en sandwich mens jeg kjørte taxi på
vei til quiz. polish pójdźże, kiń tę chmurność w głąb flaszy! portuguese zebras caolhas de java querem passar fax para moças
gigantes de new york. romanian Swearing in high pitch, the zoophobic man vexedly ordered whisky and tequila. slovak
kŕdeľ šťastných ďatľov učí pri ústí váhu mĺkveho koňa obhrýzať kôru a žrať čerstvé mäso. slovenian Hišničin bratec vzgaja
polže pod fikusom. spanish el veloz murciélago hindú comía feliz cardillo y kiwi. la cigüeña tocaba el saxofón detrás del
palenque de paja. sWedish yxskaftbud, ge vår wc-zonmö iq-hjälp. turkish pijamalı hasta yağız şoföre çabucak güvendi.

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MulTiscRiPT design
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The whole family was developed mutating some
features between the three different scripts.
The slight (1) flaring of the stems, the (2) contrast
and the (3) quick resolution of the curves.
(1)
b(3)
(2)
in the greek the contrast is less compared to the other
two scripts, in order to preserve a more even colour of
the text page.
in both latin and devanagari you have a more rigid
texture due to the vertical and horizontal stems. The
greek alphabet is rich of curves you can perceive a
kind of liveliness in the page.
The attempt was indeed that to find a grammar of
shapes that could be declined to achieve a consistence
between the different scripts.
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greek has been
developed on the concept
of more or less typographic
flavour. The typo series is
upright and with shapes that
we can find in the latin and
in the devanagari.
The informal series is
more related to a calligaphic
tradition with curves and
stems more fluid.
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η ντίβα
The diva
Aι ωγύγιοι θήβαι, που σημαίνει πανάρχαιες
θήβες, έχουν τις ρίζες τους στην
προϊστορική περίοδο, που υπήρξε ένδοξη
για την πόλη. το όνομα ωγύγος που έδιναν
στον πρώτο βασιλιά της θήβας σημαίνει
απλώς “ο πολύ παλαιός”. η θήβα, όπως
και ολόκληρη η βοιωτία, έχει εξαιρετικά
πρωταγωνιστικό ρόλο στην ελληνική
μυθολογία. σ’ αυτή την περιοχή, συγκεκριμένα
στον στον παρνασσό, διεσώθη
ο δευκαλίων μετά τον κατακλυσμό και ο
απόγονός του ο Έλλην. στα ηρωικά χρόνια
οι πανελλήνιες εκστρατείες των “επτά
επί θήβας” και των επιγόνων τους είχαν
ως κέντρο αναφοράς τη θήβα. η αργοναυτική
εκστρατεία είναι σχεδόν βοιωτική
υπόθεση. η εκστρατεία κατά της τροίας
οργανώθηκε στη βοιωτία. από τη βοιωτία
προέρχονται επίσης ο ιστορικός ησίοδος,
ο ποιητής πίνδαρος και ο στρατηγός
επαμεινώνδας.
η ίδρυση της θήβας περιγράφεται
από τους γοητευτικότερους μύθους της
ελληνικής μυθολογίας. στα ομηρικά έπη
οι μύθοι την απέδιδαν στους αδελφούς
ζήθο (που έφερνε τις πέτρες) και αμφίονα,
ο οποίος παίζοντας τη λύρα του, τις
μάγεψε ώστε μετακινήθηκαν μόνες τους
και σχημάτισαν τα περίφημα τείχη της
επτάπυλης πόλης. Άλλοι μύθοι απέδιδαν
την ίδρυση της πόλης στον κάδμο, γιο του
αγήνορα, βασιλέα της φοινίκης. σύμφωνα
μ’ αυτούς ο δίας μεταμορφωμένος σε
ταύρο έκλεψε την αγαπημένη κόρη του
αγήνορα ευρώπη και ο βασιλέας διέταξε
τους γιους του να ψάξουν να την βρουν
και να μην επιστρέψουν πίσω χωρίς αυτή.
στην αναζήτηση της αδελφής του ευρώπης,
ο κάδμος ζήτησε τη βοήθεια του
απόλλωνα στο μαντείο των δελφών. τότε
πήρε την εντολή από τον θεό να σταματήσει
τις αναζητήσεις και να ακολουθήσει
την πρώτη δαμάλα που.
A diva is a celebrated female singer.
The term is used to describe a woman
of outstanding talent in the world of
opera, and, by extension, in theatre,
cinema and popular music. The meaning
of “diva” is closely related to that of
“prima donna”.
The word entered the english
language in the late 19th century. it is
derived from the italian noun diva, a
female deity. The plural of the word in
english is “divas”; in italian, dive. The
basic sense of the term is “goddess”, the
feminine of the latin word divus (italian
divo), someone deified after death, or
latin deus, a god. The word is cognate
with the Hindu term “devi” meaning
goddess (masculine “deva” meaning
god) which in turn originates from the
ancient Sanskrit language, one of the
earliest indo-european languages the
word is also cognate with the Avestan
term denoting the zoroastrian concept
of the daevas and with the lithuanian
word, meaning a female deity.
The male form divo exists in italian
and is usually reserved for the most
prominent leading tenors, like enrico
caruso and Beniamino gigli. The
italian term divismo describes the starmaking
system in the film industry.
originally used in opera
or commedia dell’arte
companies, “prima donna” is
italian for “first lady.”
september 2012
Cinema magazine
31

ढdevanagaRi
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The devanagari has relatively
high contrasted rounded curves
with and axis on a 33,5 degrees
angle. The curves close quickly
accelerating the visual dynamic
of the text.
These features give the script a
peculiar flavour, less related to
the traditional calligraphic tool.
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दीवारब ंद जयप ुर ऐसी द ुिनया हैजहा ं
लगभग हर द ुकान का नाम िहदी म ें
िलखा गया ह ै।नामकरण
की ऐसी
तरतीब िहदुतान म ेंकम िदखती
ह ै। िदली म ेंकॉमनव ेल्थ ग ेस के
दौरान कनॉट ल ेस और पहाड़ग ंज की
नामपिकाओ ंको एक समान करन े
का अिभयान चला। पकार िलख
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अ आ इ ई उ ऊ ऋ
ए ऐ ओ औ क ख ग
घ ङ च छ ज झ ञ
ट ठ ड ढ ण त थ द
ध न प फ ब भ म य
र ल व श ष स ह

हस ुपरमा ॅम
काजोल
म ुझेकरीना स ईया है
रखे कुतरन भाठ ब्रा आपान
रङ्गरलिया सर्वसमावेशी उद्घत
कौल्य दह बन्धककर्ता गऊ
घृणाजनक जलेश्वर स्वाहा
बहिर्द्वार पश्चार्ध प्रतिवारण
प्रत्युपहार सजग कौसवर्ड वनगाचर
जनवाना न रबी मेढक अवमाननायुक्त
एकदलीयता ट आमोदी चौथाई हुक्म
हविष्यान्न बिछौना मिक रक्तग्रीव
कोठरी दुर्दृश्यता स्थिरमनस्क
वसुपाल रसीद शत्रुपक्ष गऊ कोशा
दिश सर्वचारी उन्मादकारी खो सटा
फट आनम्यता नियमित्र दारिद्रय।
इ दरगाह नोएद जेय लैबर बहुत
डुबकर पृथा प्रस्फुटितता डग चैस ल
फोक तूमा दक्षिणा लीर एअरहीटर
मिचन आरुक अवट आस भरनी
बल फ़ौरन थक्केदार लड तनिक छ
नह जाम गेर महोदरी ई इह उनसे
यव कामेश्वरी मट्टी घोर क्रिया
निर्वस्त्रण अनादित आबला
ग़ैरपुश्तैनी
स्वरगान हल्लागुल्ला
सुप्राप्य आराकाटी पिचा चौपहलू
रोज़ रोदा तटी धुकड चाक्षुष
पढ़ मर्दानगी स्वातिकारी हजम
अजपाल कफ़न षष्ठक दिधार कई
स्वस्तिकासन अपमार्गी।
दीवारब ंद जयप ुर ऐसी द ुिनया हैजहा ं
लगभग हर द ुकान का नाम िहदी म ें
िलखा गया ह ै।नामकरण
की ऐसी
तरतीब िहदुतान म ेंकम िदखती
ह ै। िदली म ेंकॉमनव ेल्थ ग ेस के
दौरान कनॉट ल ेस और पहाड़ग ंज की
नामपिकाओ ंको एक समान करन ेका
अिभयान चला। पकार िलख
नामकरण
की ऐसी तरतीब
िहदुतान म ें
कम िदखती ह

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designed by michele patanè
Submitted in partial fulfillment
of the requirements for the
master of Arts in Typeface design,
university of reading, 2012
michele.patane[at]cinetype.com