Vertigram

by Device

Individual Styles from $39.00 USD

Complete family of 24 fonts: $519.00 USD

The Vertigram Font Family was designed by Rian Hughes and published by Device. Vertigram contains 24 styles and family package options.

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Vertigram Extra Light ▲

Vertigram Extra Light

Vertigram Extra Light Italic

Vertigram Light

Vertigram Light Italic

Vertigram Medium

Vertigram Medium Italic

Vertigram Demi Bold

Vertigram Demi Bold Italic

Vertigram Bold

Vertigram Bold Italic

Vertigram Heavy

Vertigram Heavy Italic

Vertigram Soft Extra Light

Vertigram Soft Extra Light Italic

Vertigram Soft Light

Vertigram Soft Light Italic

Vertigram Soft Medium

Vertigram Soft Medium Italic

Vertigram Soft Demi Bold

Vertigram Soft Demi Bold Italic

Vertigram Soft Bold

Vertigram Soft Bold Italic

Vertigram Soft Heavy

Vertigram Soft Heavy Italic

Vertigram Extra Light - Glyph count:

This is a listing of all glyphs contained in the font, including OpenType variants that may only be accessible via OpenType-aware applications.

Each basic character (“A”) is followed by Unicode variants of the same character (Á, Ä…), then OpenType variants (small caps, alternates, ligatures…). This way you can see all the variations on a single character in one place.

Vertigram Complete Family

24 fonts

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Per Style:

$21.62 USD

Pack of 24 styles:

$519.00 USD

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Vertigram Soft

12 fonts

Per Style:

$23.25 USD

Pack of 12 styles:

$279.00 USD

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Vertigram Regular

12 fonts

Per Style:

$23.25 USD

Pack of 12 styles:

$279.00 USD

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Vertigram Soft Essentials

4 fonts

Per Style:

$29.75 USD

Pack of 4 styles:

$119.00 USD

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Vertigram Essentials

4 fonts

Per Style:

$29.75 USD

Pack of 4 styles:

$119.00 USD

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Licensing Options

MyFonts licenses are tailored for individual creatives. Not all licenses are compatible with broad usage cases or complicated creative workflows, so make sure to read the full EULA text for details. If you are licensing fonts for use at an Agency or Company, or if you have a usage requirement that isn't listed below or are unsure about the use cases shown here, contact us and we'll help you determine the best fit for your needs.

The following licenses are available for this font.

Desktop: for creating designs

This entry-level license enables personal and commercial traditional graphic designer work.

The Desktop License allows you to create, print, and share flat, non-editable designs such as:

Brand identity

Use fonts to create a strong and consistent brand identity.

Videos

Apply fonts in titles, credits, and on-screen text.

PDFs

Style reports, brochures, and digital documents.

Greeting cards

Design unique, personalized cards for any occasion.

Logos

Craft memorable, professional logo typography.

Signage (wayfinding & billboards)

Make clear, eye-catching signage for indoor or outdoor use.

Flyers

Set readable, attractive headlines and layouts.

Packaging

Enhance product packaging with stylish text.

Album covers

Print custom text designs on t-shirts, hoodies, and more.

Posters

Bold, eye-catching poster layouts.

Invitations

Create stylish, personalized invitations for events.

Social posts

Enhance graphics and captions with unique fonts.

Business cards

Craft professional, memorable business card designs.

School projects

Make projects stand out with creative text.

Wordmarks

Develop strong, recognizable brand wordmarks.

Stationery

Design elegant letterheads, envelopes, and notes.

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This license does not support:

E-books

Fonts cannot be embedded in digital books. View relevant license

Digital ads

Ads cannot use these fonts. View relevant license

Commercial print environments

Not for large-scale printing business.

Websites

Fonts cannot be hosted online. View web font license

Emails

Fonts not allowed in email templates. Learn more

Apps

Cannot embed fonts inside applications. View app license

Sharing the font

Fonts cannot be distributed to others.

Allowing others to use the font

License is for you only.

Collaboration

Fonts cannot be shared in teams. Learn more

Modifying

Fonts cannot be altered or edited.Learn more

Installation on a server

Fonts cannot be installed on a server.

AI training

Fonts not permitted for AI models. AI ethics statement

DAMs

Fonts cannot be hosted on DAMs as downloadable assets.

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Desktop licenses are based on the number of users of the fonts; in other words, the number of computers in which the font will be installed. You can change the number of users by clicking the quantity dropdown option on Buying Choices or Cart pages.

Please be sure to review the listing foundry's Desktop license agreement as some restrictions may apply—such as use in logos/trademarks, geographic restrictions (number of locations), and products that will be sold.

Adding users later:

Desktop licenses are cumulative. If you require a Desktop license that covers additional users, simply place a new order for the same Desktop package, for the number of additional users.

Vertigram Desktop EULA

Webfonts: for your website

Webfonts allow you to embed the font into a webpage using the @font-face rule, so paragraphs and headings of text can be styled as the webfont. You will be serving the webfont kit for your own site and linking it in the CSS.

Webfonts can be used on a single domain. Agencies responsible for multiple websites, for example web design agencies or hosting providers, may not share a single webfont license across multiple websites.

If the font file itself won't be embedded in the website (for example, when the font is used in a static graphic image such as a logo) you should purchase a Desktop license instead.

Most foundries on MyFonts offer their webfonts with the Annual license model. Click here to Learn more.

Vertigram WebFont EULA

App: for embedding in mobile applications

Select this license type when you are developing an app for iOS, Android, or Windows Phone, and you will be embedding the font file in your mobile application's code.

Vertigram App EULA

Electronic Doc: for embedding in e-text products

You can use an Electronic Doc license to embed the font in an electronic publication such as an eBook, eMagazine, or eNewspaper.

An Electronic Doc license is based on the number of publications in which the font is used. Each issue counts as a separate publication. Regional or format variations don't count as separate publications.

Updated versions of publications that are free to previous customers do not need a new license; otherwise, each new version that is released counts as a separate publication.

For font usage in graphic images shown as the ePub cover, consider a Desktop license instead as most allow for it.

Vertigram Electronic Doc EULA

Digital Ad/Email: for use in HTML5 ads

You can use this type of license to embed fonts into digital ads, such as ads built using HTML5.

We'll supply a kit containing webfonts that can be used within digital ads, such as banner ads. This kit may be shared with third parties who are working on your behalf to produce the ad creatives, however you are wholly responsible for it.

HTML5 ads use webfonts, so why purchase a Digital Ads license rather than a Webfont license?

There are a few reasons, such as the Digital Ads EULA having terms that enable usage in digital ads and on advertising networks.

Digital advertisements also have different usage patterns compared to websites. Most websites generally have consistent pageviews month-to-month whereas advertising impressions can vary wildly month-to-month. Prices reflect this, making it much less expensive to use a Digital Ad license.

If you know the number of impressions the campaign requires, that amount can be ordered before the campaign begins. For campaigns where number impressions is unknown until the end of the campaign, you can true up at the end of each calendar month.

Vertigram Digital Ad/Email EULA

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About the family

Vertigram is a condensed obround sans in six weights plus matching italics. The short descenders permit tight line spacing, continuing the tightly-packed rhythm.

Its forebears are the modern geometric sans exemplified by Compacta, designed by Fred Lambert for Letraset in 1963. The rub-down lettering company’s first original design, Compacta was often twinned with Microgramma (Eurostyle) on forward-looking graphics of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Enormously popular, it was undoubtely influenced by the more eccentric Placard, Impact, or the older Schmalfette Grotesk from 1954.

Vertigram’s wide range of weights and matching italics make it a versatile contemporary family, something foundry type or rub-down fonts could not always provide. It is designed with minimal space between stroke terminals and bowls to give it an even colour, and alternative designs for the lower-case r and t provide more compact forms where required. The subtly wedge-shaped ‘ears’ on characters such as the lower-case a, n and m ensure that there is no loss of clarity in smaller sizes. Includes old-style numerals and an international character set.

Vertigram Soft is a complimentary rounded version with a subtly warmer aesthetic.

Designers: Rian Hughes

Publisher: Device

Foundry: Device

Design Owner: Device

MyFonts debut: Jul 10, 2025

Vertigram

About Device

Device Fonts is the font arm of Rian Hughes’ Device studio, based in West London. An early contributor to FontShop’s FontFont range, Device Fonts was launched in 1997 to carry Hughes’ growing library. It has since released over 250 original typefaces covering more than 1500 individual weights, including custom designs for clients as diverse as Mac User, 2000AD and The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Rian studied at the London College of Communication in London before working for an advertising agency, Smash Hits, i-D magazine and a series of record sleeve design companies. Under the studio banner Device, he now provides design, custom type and illustration for advertising campaigns, record sleeves, book jackets, graphic novels and television. He has designed posters for Tokyo fashion company Jun Co.’s Yellow Boots chain, the animated on-board safety film for Virgin Airlines, Eurostar’s poster campaign, a collection of Hawaiian shirts, a range of watches for Swatch, an award-winning brochure for MTV Europe’s Music Awards, and numerous book jacket illustrations and CD covers. He has designed hundreds of logos for DC, Marvel, Valiant, Image and other comic book companies for such titles as Batman, the X-Men, James Bond, The Avengers and Spider-Man. Long connected with the world of comics, Rian Hughes' first graphic novel was The Science Service for Belgian publisher Magic Strip. This was followed by Dare for IPC’s short-lived Revolver, an “iconoclastic revamp of the ’50s comic hero Dan Dare”, written by Grant Morrison. His strips from the Galaxy’s Greatest have been collected in Yesterday’s Tomorrows (Dare, Really and Truly plus others) and Tales from Beyond Science (written by Mark Millar, John Smith and Alan McKenzie). More recently he wrote and drew a Batman: Black and White tale, contributed to Vertigo: Magenta, designed the map of the DC Multiverse and was reunited with Morrison for several stories in Heavy Metal magazine. He has contributed to numerous international exhibitions, lectured widely both in the UK and internationally, and a one-man show of his work was held in 2003 the Conningsby Gallery, London. A retrospective monograph, Art, Commercial was published in 2002, and Ten Year Itch, a celebration of the first ten years of Device Fonts, was published in 2005. Other books include https://www.amazon.co.uk/Typodiscography-Rian-Hughes/dp/1910870048">Typodiscography , Custom Lettering of the 20s and 30s, and the all-ages wordless graphic novel I Am A Number. Soho Dives, Soho Divas collects his burlesque drawings, and he sets out his memetics manifesto in Cult-Ure: Ideas Can Be Dangerous. A collection of his logo designs, https://www.amazon.co.uk/Logo-gogo-Branding-Pop-Culture/dp/0993337422">Logo a Gogo was released in 2018 by Korero Press. More recently he has published three novels which incorporate design and typography as an integral part of the narrative: XX, The Black Locomotive and The Absence. He has an extensive collection of Thunderbirds memorabilia, a fridge full of vodka, and a stack of easy listening albums which he plays very quietly. The Premium foundry page can be viewed Here.

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