...and 6. Sabon Next

Gary Munch provides a good first look at Sabon Next. Announced this week at AtypI Roma, the 47-member family is a Jean-François Porchez OpenType reworking of Jan Tschichold’s garamondy design. This project joins a throng of recent Linotype revivals, including Frutiger Next, Linotype Syntax, and Univers 3.0.

Also, over at Porchez’s site, catch a peek of Sabon Next in letterpress and offset manifestations.

UPDATE, SEPT. 23 – Jean-François wrote in to clarify that the Linotype package is available in Postscript and TrueType. The OpenType version is his own private edition, not for sale.

Posted by Typographica | September 22, 2002 | LINK

Comments

The OpenType version is his own private edition, not for sale.

Uh...what?

Su | Sep 23, 2002 03:02 PM

Meaning: Porchez created an OpenType version of Sabon, solely for the printing of his Peignot keepsake book. Sorry for the cornfused wording.

Stephen Coles | Sep 23, 2002 03:10 PM

For your info,

Sabon Next, part of the Platinum collection is just launched today at Linotype website http://www.linotype.com

Comments are available there, together with some pdf samples. Comments welcome!

Jean F Porchez | Sep 27, 2002 07:51 AM

There was a great Sabon-Next brochure in the ATypI goodie bag: the visual comparisons were very revealing, and the whole thing was beautifully done.

Congrats JF!

hhp

Hrant | Sep 27, 2002 08:48 AM