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Peter Bruhn Redefines the Lowercase 'g'
The Swedish foundry Fountain has released a few very good typefaces in the past few years including Eason, and the swashy Gábor Kóthay blockbusters Zanzibar and Incognito. Proprietor Peter Bruhn’s chops have matured since he first launched Fountain in 1993, but he hasn’t released a retail typeface of his own in several years, focusing instead on proprietary commissions and working with other designers on their fonts.
Fortunately, this is about to change very soon if Bruhn’s blog is any indication. In recent weeks he has given us a sneak peek at typefaces in progress. There’s a script in the spirit of Aldo Novarese’s Fluidum, two revisions of his Corpus Gothic, a strong book typeface called Adrian, a woody grotesque, and a Didot, as seen above, that pushes the boundaries of classic type in the same way that Tom Caranase and Ed Benguiat did in the ’60s–’70s. I don’t think anyone has ever tried a ‘g’ quite like this, though. Marvelous.
Posted by Typographica | August 25, 2007 | LINK|
Comments
Great to see Peter cranking up the font engine. I must express my concern however. I fear Peter may be struggling through a strong bout of Type Design ADD, a disease I'm all too familiar with. Now that he's given us this collosal tease of tasty type treats, Lotta must chain him to his desk in the dungeon until he finishes. Best wishes for very long, very cold winter in sweden! Can't wait for spring. Randy Jones | Aug 25, 2007 11:42 PM
Two words: Duck Tape :) Lotta Bruhn | Aug 26, 2007 03:27 AM
Nice. Speaking of the "g", Peter is in fact the author hhp
It feels much better now that Randy diagnosed me. OK, since Stephen decided to kick my butt off the lazy couch — I'm working on making type design schedules for myself now, that I have to follow no matter what. Hrant: I can't take credit for that 'g' — it's all Lars Bergquist's. Peter Bruhn | Aug 30, 2007 11:36 AM
Ooh. I'd hang it on my wall. Dyana | Aug 30, 2007 02:54 PM
"g" is for groovy, and this is one groovy "g". Yum! James Arboghast | Aug 30, 2007 10:38 PM
Schedule. Ha! In my professional opinion, yes, laziness is also a disease. You poor man: with two conflicting diseases it must be like drinking a beer and chasing it with a cup of coffee. Even though it's not your fault, you still must finish... It's for the good of the children. Randy Jones | Aug 31, 2007 10:31 AM
Nice work as always. How about South? Any idea when that one will be available? Chris Keegan | Sep 1, 2007 08:33 AM
I don't really like the 'g'. Mainly due to the middle part. Korodzik | Sep 7, 2007 11:46 AM
Chris: South will be available. I just need to make some fixes. Korodzik: I understand -- the middle part is not for everyone. Peter Bruhn | Sep 13, 2007 04:08 AM
Really a new strange but beautiful "g"
Hello, is the g-Didot available yet? thx micki z micki zurcher | Jul 18, 2008 10:06 AM |
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