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Reader

Reader™

by Colophon Foundry
Individual Styles from $60.00 USD
Complete family of 14 fonts: $672.00 USD
Reader Font Family was designed by Colophon Foundry and published by Colophon Foundry. Reader contains 14 styles and family package options.

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About Reader Font Family


Reader is a neo–grotesque typeface initially created in a Medium weight, and now re-cut into a base family of six weights with an additional seventh in the form of Reader Black. The typeface itself is based on a reference from an RSPB letter dating 1972. The name of the typeface from the original reference of whom the letter is addressed to — Reader.

The original typeface, which is unknown, was a mono-spaced, rounded face with geometric proportions that pushed to the very boundaries of their fixed-width.The construction and geometric properties from this type were taken into the sketching process of Reader but without the monospaced grid. The proportions of the typeface were rebalanced to give it a neo-grotesque, 1960’s swiss style feel, but also reference the symmetry and geometry of the Bauhaus. Weight has also been added to the face, giving a subtle stress to the characters and allowing easy readability. The ends of every stem, originally rounded, have been cut off, replaced with horizontal and angled edges to allow for evenly spaced typesetting.

Designers: Colophon Foundry

Publisher: Colophon Foundry

Foundry: Colophon Foundry

Design Owner: Colophon Foundry

MyFonts debut: Mar 1, 2024

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