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Dequindre Typeface

Dequindre is a monolinear typeface that was drawn as if grade school handwriting practice sheets came in a blackletter variety.
 
Dropping the thin/thick calligraphic contrast of traditional blackletter glyph construction and instead sticking to the bare skeleton of the typeface, Dequindre manages to bring forth a delicate, contemporary aesthetic that plays off of a core blackletter form.
 
Overall portrayed with a softer, more friendly take on the angular, severe forms of 16th century blackletter style, and through pulling some of the curvier, smoother stroke qualities of Antiqua while still maintaining the overall construction and flourish of Fraktur, Dequindre sits in a unique space in the pantheon of blackletter typefaces.
 
Designed under guidance from Nolen Strals and Bruce Willen of Post Typography.
Dequindre Typeface
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Dequindre Typeface

Dequindre is a monolinear typeface based on the capitals of Fette Buhe-Fraktur Book, and was drawn as if grade school handwriting practice sheets Read More

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