Kodachrome

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“Mama don’t take my Kodachrome away.” –Rhymin’ Simon

When Paul Renner released Futura in 1927, do you think he knew it would still be so fashionably in use 99 years later? He might have had a clue after the first decade or two, as it spawned a slew of similar faces from Tempo to Spartan to Twentieth Century to Airport and more. As we dove into many of these specimens, one of the things that stood out was Spartan and Airport’s heaviest weight—Black. It goes harder and heavier than Futura’s Extra Bold and we feel head over heels. Our world turned to full color—Kodachrome if you will.

This is not an exact recreation of those families, though, as we sought to capture much of their spirit and bring it into our modern context. The geometry is plain to see, but more than a few quirks keep it from feeling dull or generic. The lighter weights can set cleanly at small sizes, and the heavier weights have a cast-metal heft built for headlines, logotype, and signage.

Nine weights from Thin to Black are currently available in the Secret Lair, with italics, a variable version, and more coming with its public release.

Title specimens by Clark Orr

Design

Mattox Shuler

Brian Brubaker

Styles

Thin

Extra Light

Light

Regular

Medium

Demi

Bold

Extra Bold

Black

Features

Supported Languages

Afar, Ainu, Alekano, Amahuaca, Amarakaeri, Amis, Andaandi, Ao Naga, Asháninka, Asu (Tanzania), Banjar, Batak Dairi, Batak Karo, Batak Mandailing, Batak Simalungun, Batak Toba, Bemba (Zambia), Bena (Tanzania), Bikol, Bislama, Borana-Arsi-Guji Oromo, Buginese, Candoshi-Shapra, Caribbean Hindustani, Cebuano, Chiga, Chokwe, Congo Swahili, Eastern Arrernte, Eastern Oromo, Fijian, Gilbertese, Gusii, Hani, Hiligaynon, Huastec, Ido, Indonesian, Interglossa, Interlingua (International Auxiliary Language Association), Ixcatlán Mazatec, Jamaican Creole English, K'iche', Kalenjin, Kekchí, Kimbundu, Kinyarwanda, Kituba (Democratic Republic of Congo), Klingon, Kongo, Kuanyama, Ladino, Latin, Lojban, Luba-Lulua, Luo (Kenya and Tanzania), Makhuwa-Meetto, Makonde, Makwe, Malay (individual language), Maore Comorian, Mattokki, Minang, Minangkabau, Morisyen, Murrinh-Patha, Mwani, Naga Pidgin, Ndonga, Ngazidja Comorian, Nobiin, North Ndebele, Northern Qiandong Miao, Northern Uzbek, Northwestern Ojibwa, Novial, Nyankole, Orma, Paluan, Pampanga, Papantla Totonac, Pintupi-Luritja, Pipil, Pohnpeian, Rotokas, Rundi, Rwa, Samburu, Scots, Sena, Seselwa Creole French, Shambala, Shawnee, Shipibo-Conibo, Shona, Soga, Somali, Soninke, South Ndebele, Southern Qiandong Miao, Standard Malay, Swahili (individual language), Swati, Taita, Tedim Chin, Tok Pisin, Toki Pona, Tonga (Zambia), Totontepec Mixe, Tsonga, Tumbuka, Tzeltal, Tzotzil, Upper Guinea Crioulo, Wangaaybuwan-Ngiyambaa, Warlpiri, West Central Oromo, Wik-Mungkan, Wiradjuri, Xhosa, Yindjibarndi, Zulu

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Glyphs

Uppercase

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

Lowercase

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

Numerals and Punctuation

Latin Accents & Other Characters

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