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Coign Variable™

by Colophon Foundry
Individual Styles from $448.00 USD
The Coign Variable Font Family was designed by Colophon Foundry and published by Colophon Foundry. Coign Variable contains 1 styles.

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Coign is an extensive study of condensed forms based on the DeLittle type foundry’s Elongated Sans. DeLittle’s type — extending far beyond the realms of legibility — challenges conventional letterforms, pushing the notion of what is ‘condensed’ to the absolute limit.

A quoin, coyne, coigne or, in this case, Coign, is a wedge-like device used in letterpress printing to lock type and spacing material into place within a chase or directly onto a press.Combining the systematic approach of Adrian Frutiger’s Univers and the eccentricities of 19th and 20th century wood type, Coign offers a vast range of condensed styles that explore how the relationship between counterform and letter spacing can alter the expression and texture of type.Super condensed designs are typically limited to a small range of styles as part of a much larger family, whereas Coign offers 28 styles — comprising seven weights in four different widths — all of them super condensed.

Designers: Colophon Foundry

Publisher: Colophon Foundry

Foundry: Colophon Foundry

Design Owner: Colophon Foundry

MyFonts debut: Mar 1, 2024

Coign Variable™ is a trademark of AS & EH Partnership Limited, trading as Colophon Foundry, and may be registered in certain jurisdictions.

About Colophon Foundry

Colophon is an award-winning international type foundry based in London. Colophon is recognized for its custom typeface designs, library, creative team, and font technology tools. Colophon has created custom typographic assets for world-recognized brands including Burger King, Canva Sans, Cadillac, Twickenham, and Central Saint Martins. The Colophon library consists of new classics that feel both historically rooted and contemporary including Aperçu, Basis Grotesque, Fann Grotesque, Fortescue, Value Sans, and Value Serif.

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