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clarity, personality, simplicity, warmth.

Author William Zinsser, in his book On Writing Well,

identified these as the four indispensable qualities of greatwriting. Why indispensable? Because the best writing is

an expression of the writers humanity. These qualities

allow that humanity to shine through. As a writer, I find

Zinssers argument persuasive. And as a typographer,I find that his argument analogizes well to design. The

designers role is to take mundane items and fill themwith warmth and humanity. For instance, a font. What

is it, really? Just a set of tiny black shapes. Yet, as every

reader knows, those little shapes can express a huge range

of emotions and possibilities. This contrast betweenconstraints and possibilities is what anchors my enduring

fascination with typography. Type possesses a strangemagic. One reason I embark on new type-design projects

is to understand that magic better. Another reasonis to have some better fonts. concourseis my firstnew sans serif design in nearly years. Hopefully, Ive

learned a few things. Perhaps most important amongthem is that drawing letters is the lowest form of type

design. The magic inhabits the spaces in betweenon

the page, but also between us as readers & writers. Type

builds a bridge that spans time and space, that connects

us through the written word, that lets us share warmth

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the geometric sans serif typeface has been a staple ofthe typographers toolkit for nearly a hundred years. The first in thecategory was Erbar, the face that inspired dozens of others,including the still ubiquitous Gill Sans and Futura. In the late s,Erbar also inspired American designer W. A. Dwiggins to create Metro.

Born in , Dwiggins started out as a

book designer and illustrator. Hes

credited with coining the term graph-

ic designer in . He would go on to

become an influential type designer too.

Metro, his first typeface, unabashedlyrode on the coattails of the trendsetting

geometric sans serifs from Europe. But

Dwiggins considered those faces to be

overly rigid. His goal for Metro was to

blend the geometric style with more

warmth and personality.

My affection for Metro, however, began

long before Id learned the name Dwig-

gins. As a teenager, I discovered Spymagazine. Spyas designed by Stephen

Doyle and Alexander Isleyopened my

eyes to typography. The two fonts Spy

used the most were Garamond and

Metro. I totally had a crush on them.

Still do.

It was the s, however, so Spywas us-

ing the earliest digital version of Metro,

which had many shortcomings. I always

hoped that some Dwiggins fanand

among American type designers, there

are manywould create a reconsidered

version of Metro.

No one did. So two years ago, I began

Concourse, with the idea of reviving the

original Metro.

What I like about Metro, and the other

geometric sans serifs of its era, is their

unusual adaptability. They can come

across as historical or contemporary,

depending on how theyre used. Likethe best dinner-party guests, they add

personality to the conversation without

dominating it. This is why they remain

valuable tools for typographers.

design notes

If you dont get your type warm it will be

no use at all for setting down warm human ideas.

Id like to make a type so full of

blood and personality that it would jump at you.

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But when I started studying original

samples of Metro, a funny thing hap-

pened. Though there was much I liked

about Metro (e.g., its distinctive figures),there was also much I disliked (e.g., its

ungainly lowercase). The disappointing

truth emergedas it often does with

teenage enthusiasmsthat the reality of

Metro didnt measure up to my idealized

memories.

Sorry, Metro. Its not you. Its me.

But parting ways with Metro sharpenedthe design brief for Concourse: it would

be a sans family that drew on my affec-

tion for Metro and its era, but that didnt

skimp on versatility, warmth, or person-

ality. For instance

Six weights. In many of todays sans

families, intermediate weights are made

by mathematical interpolation. This buys

consistency, but to my eye, comes at the

cost of too much personality. So I drew

each weight of Concourse individually,

to elicit more personalityelegance

at the lighter end, cheerfulness at the

heavier end.

Small caps. Sans serifs look great in

all-cap settings. So why are small caps

such a rare feature in sans serif families?

Concourse has small caps for all sixweights, stored in separate fontsthe C

series. The C series fonts have the same

uppercase characters as the T series

(used for standard text), but their

spacing has been optimized for all-caps

settings.

Real italics. Traditionally, sans serif

italics are based on sloped versions of

the regular styles. This approach makes

them less useful foremphasis. Its also

a little dull. I took a more vigorous

approach with Concourses italics,

adding flared ends and sharpened bowls

that add contrast and visual interest.

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Duplexing. In type, duplexingmeans

matching the widths between styles

so that each character occupies the

same space on the page. This way,you can easily change the weight and

style without affecting your layout. In

Concourse, weights , , , and are

duplexed to each other. (For this reason,

the three lighter weights all use weight

as their bold style by default.) Every

italic is also duplexed to its roman,

including weights and .

Stylistic sets. I checkedtheres no

rule that says a font always has to look

the same. So Concourse has groups of

alternate glyphs that are invoked via

OpenType stylistic sets. Use them as

ready-made options for text and display,

or as a construction kit to assemble your

own creative variations. (More samples

on the next page.)

Figures & fractions. Concourse has

lining figures by default, but also

oldstyle, proportional, tabular, super-

script, and subscript figures, plus a fullset of single-digit fractions.

Widely compatible. Concourse can be

used with nearly all modern document-

layout programs, from InDesign to Pages

to Microsoft Office, Windows or Mac.

No-hassle embedding. The standard

license allows Concourse to be

embedded in PDFs, e-books, apps, andwebsitesno extra charge.

A companion for Equity. If you have my

text face Equity, youll find that it pairs

well with Concourse. (And if you dont

have Equity, you can get it together

with Concourse at a friendly rate. See

page .)

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Standard ModeNot long ago, I discovered that it onlytakes a small number of alternate glyphsto give a headline or block of text a no-ticeably different texture.

That finding led me to add six Open-Type stylistic sets to Concourse(three of

which appear here, and the othersEast-ern Mode, French Mode, and SwedishModeappear on page ).

In body text, stylistic sets arent meantto make a dramatic difference. (In fact,you might initially find it difficult to spot

the differences between these four sam-

ples.) Instead, they let you make subtlechanges to the texture and mood of thetext, which add up over multiple pages.

In headlines and display settings, stylis-tic sets can have a pronounced effect.

Throughout this type specimen, I usedifferent stylistic sets for both text anddisplay.

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which appear here, and he ohersEas-ern ode, French ode, and Swedishodeappear on pae ).

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he dierences beween hese our sam-

pes.) Insead, hey e you make subechanes o he exure and mood o heex, which add up over muipe paes.

In headines and dispay seins, syis-ic ses can have a pronounced eec.

Throuhou his ype specimen, I usedieren syisic ses or boh ex anddispay.

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akes a small number o alernae lyphso ive a headline or block o ex a no-iceably dieren exure.

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In body ex, sylisic ses aren meano make a dramaic dierence. (In ac,

you mih iniially nd i dicul o spohe dierences beween hese our sam-

ples.) Insead, hey le you make sublechanes o he exure and mood o heex, which add up over muliple paes.

In headlines and display seins, sylis-ic ses can have a pronounced eec.

Throuhou his ype specimen, I usedieren sylisic ses or boh ex anddisplay.

ermn ModeNot long go, I discovered tht it only

tkes smll nmber o lternte glyphsto give hedline or block o text no-ticebly dierent textre.

Tht nding led me to dd six Open-Type stylistic sets to Concorse(three owhich pper here, nd the othersEst-ern Mode, French Mode, nd SwedishModepper on pge ).

In body text, stylistic sets rent mentto mke drmtic dierence. (In ct,

yo might initilly nd it diclt to spotthe dierences between these or sm-

ples.) Insted, they let yo mke sbtlechnges to the textre nd mood o thetext, which dd p over mltiple pges.

In hedlines nd disply settings, stylis-tic sets cn hve prononced eect.

Throghot this type specimen, I sedierent stylistic sets or both text nddisply.

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regular bold same as tc

Concourse T2 Had Ringlets Had Ringlets

Concourse T2 italic Had Ringlets Had Ringlets

Concourse c Had Ringlets Had Ringlets


Concourse T3 italic Had Ringlets Had Ringlets



Concourse T4 italic Had Ringlets 012 Had Ringlets


Concourse T6 Had Ringlets

Concourse T6 italic Had Ringlets

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uppercase A B C D E F G H I J K L MN O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

lowercase a b c d e f g h i j k l mn o p q r s t u v w x y z

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figures 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 3 5 6 7 9

fractions

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supported fractions (frac), kerning (kern), ligatures (liga), localized forms forCatalan, Dutch, Polish, and Turkish (locl), numerators and denominators

(numr& dnom), oldstyle figures (onum), ordinals (ordn), small-capforms (c2sc), stylistic sets (as shown below), superscripts and susbscripts

(sups&subs), tabular figures (tnum), uppercase forms (case)

eastern modestylistic set

M a Metropolitan etropolitn

british modestylistic set

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Southfields Souhieds

french modestylistic set

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swiss modestylistic set

M Q f g t Martigny ariny Burgdorf Burdor

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alt arrowsstylistic set

all small capsstylistic set in c series

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weve seen speckled wumpuses

please note OpenType features, including stylistic sets, will only

work if your text-layout program also supports the features you want

to use. Check your manual or support website. Even if certain features

arent supported, the fonts will still work in their default mode.

OpenType features can be accessed using either the standard OpenType

fonts or the OpenType TT (TrueType-compatible) fonts.

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written directed by

michael broderick

Potiphar Tewkesbury Michael Broderick

Silas Tewkesbury,his father Jacues Reoit

Rene,potiphars wife Lorraine Wardly

Vera Montaue Jill Eversham

Nick Bishop,renes suitor Kenneth Arua

Hamish Fowler,renes cousin Stu Hodkins

Fido Himself

act . kitchen of tewkesbury manor

act . renes studio, connecticut

act . basement of tewkesbury manor

time: autumn, a.d.

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basic standard

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T italic

T bold c bold

T bold italic

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T italic T italic

T bold c bold T bold c bold

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File ormasConcourse is deliv-ered in OpenType and Open-Type TT (TrueType-compaible)ormas. Eiher orma can beused wih Windows or ac.

Lanuae supporArikaans,Albanian, Basque, Caalan,he Celic lanuaes (Welsh,Cornish, Breon, Irish, ScoishGaelic, anx), Croaian, Czech,Danish, Duch, Enlish, Eso-nian, Finnish, French, Galician,

German, Hunarian, Icelan-dic, Indonesian, Irish, Ialian,Lavian, Lihuanian, alay,alese, Norweian, Polish,Poruuese, Romanian, Slovak,Slovenian, Spanish, Swahili,Swedish, Taalo, Turkish

LicenseConcourse is licensedon a per-person basis, wihunlimied compuers per person.The license is reundable or days. Discouned muli-userlicenses available. Oher condi-ions applyor he ull license,see mbype.com/license.

This specimenwas made inAdobe InDesin. All he ype isConcourse.

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Im a wrier, yporapher, andlawyer in Los Aneles.

I wroe he websie andbook Typoraphy or Lawyers(yporaphyorlawyers.com),or which I received he LealWriin Insiues GoldenPen Award. In , I creaedhe web-based book BuericksPracical Typoraphy(pracicalyporaphy.com).

y oher ons include HeraldGohic, Wessex, Hermes, Alix,and Equiy (equiyon.com).

Aer ein my deree invisual & environmenal sudiesrom Harvard Universiy, Isared my career as a ypedesiner and enineer, workinor he Fon Bureau and a-hew Carer.

A he beinnin o he Inerneera, I moved o San Franciscoand ounded Aomic Vision, awebsie desin and enineerinsudio, which laer became paro Red Ha, he open-sourcesoware company.

Laer, I wen o UCLA lawschool and became a member ohe Caliornia bar in .

I live in Hollywood wih my wieJessica and our boxer, Roxy.

For heir help wih Concourse,I hank Josh Korwin, IndraKuperschmid, Andr ora, andErik van Blokland.

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