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SamSans®


SamSans® is a Font Bureau font family with 4 styles priced from $40.00.

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SamSans®


Sam Sans ThinPurchase Options
  SamSans Thin Any OpenType FeaturesBasic Latin/English lettersWest European diacriticsEuroLigaturesOpenType AlternatesDingbats & Symbols
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$40.00

Sam Sans Thin ItalicPurchase Options
  SamSans Thin Italic Any OpenType FeaturesBasic Latin/English lettersWest European diacriticsEuroLigaturesOpenType AlternatesDingbats & Symbols
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$40.00

Sam Sans BoldPurchase Options
  SamSans Bold Any OpenType FeaturesBasic Latin/English lettersWest European diacriticsEuroLigaturesOpenType AlternatesDingbats & Symbols
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$40.00

Sam Sans Bold ItalicPurchase Options
  SamSans Bold Italic Any OpenType FeaturesBasic Latin/English lettersWest European diacriticsEuroLigaturesOpenType AlternatesDingbats & Symbols
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$40.00

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Design Credits

First seen on MyFonts: January 1st, 2000
Designed by: John Downer
Designed when: 1996
Design owned by: Font Bureau
MyFonts Keywords: angular, informal, narrow, showcard, true italics


SamSans

John Downer designed SamSans in 1993 in reaction to Sam Berlow’s request for a casual, condensed sans.

The series, replete with alternate characters in every style, is executed in informal Downer style, vivid with the energy of the showcard vernacular.

New italics, added in 1996, pick up and continue the themes behind the roman, using the brush-drawn strokes to form a peculiarly American contribution to letter design.

Among other uses, SamSans is recommended for Magazine, Book and Corporate use.


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 • Font Bureau: SamSans Sample PDF (English)

‘SamSans’ is a registered trademark of The Font Bureau, Inc. and John Downer.



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