{"title":"Selfie Neue Rounded","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"background-color: transparent;\"\u003eINTRODUCTION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: transparent;\"\u003eWhen I started the first Selfie back in 2014 I was aware that I was designing something innovative at some point, because at that time there were not too many, (if any) fonts which rescued so many calligraphy features being at the same time a monolinear sans. I took inspiration from the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"background-color: transparent;\"\u003egalerías\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: transparent;\"\u003e’ neon signs of my home city, Buenos Aires, and incorporated the logic and ductus of the spencerian style. The result was a very versatile font with many ligatures, swashes and a friendly look.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: transparent;\"\u003eBut… I wasn’t cognizant of how successful the font would become!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"background-color: transparent;\"\u003eSelfie\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: transparent;\"\u003e is maybe the font of my library that I see the most when I finally go out, (type-designers tend to be their entire lives \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"background-color: transparent;\"\u003eglued\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: transparent;\"\u003e to a screen), when I travel, and also the font that I mostly get emails about, asking for little tweaks, new capitals, new swashes. Selfie was used by several renowned clients, became part of many ‘top fonts of the year’ lists and was published in many magazines and books about type-design.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: transparent;\"\u003eThese recognitions were, at the same time,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"background-color: transparent;\"\u003e cuddles \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: transparent;\"\u003efor me and my Selfie and functioned as a driving force in 2020 to start this project which I called Selfie Neue.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE FONT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Selfie for everything\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"background-color: transparent;\"\u003eSelfie Neue\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: transparent;\"\u003e, because it’s totally new: All its glyphs were re-drawn, all the proportions changed for better, and the old and somehow naive forms of the first Selfie were redesigned.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: transparent;\"\u003eSelfie Neue is now a family of many members (you can choose between a Rounded or a Sharp look), from Thin to Black, and from Short to Tall (because I noticed the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"background-color: transparent;\"\u003efeel \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: transparent;\"\u003eof the font changed notoriously when altering its proportions).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: transparent;\"\u003eIt also includes swashy Caps, which will serve as a perfect match for the lowercase and some incredibly cute icons\/dingbats (designed by the talented \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/melcronenbold\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-color: transparent;\"\u003eMelissa Cronenbold\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: transparent;\"\u003e) which, as you see in the posters, make the font even more attractive and easy to use.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: transparent;\"\u003eYou'll find \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"background-color: transparent;\"\u003etons \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: transparent;\"\u003eof alternates per glyph. It's impossible to get tired with Selfie!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: transparent;\"\u003eLike it happened with the old Selfie, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"background-color: transparent;\"\u003eSelfie Neue Rounded \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: transparent;\"\u003ewas thought for a really wide range of uses. Magazines, Book-covers, digital media, restaurants, logos, clothing, etc.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHey! The font is also a \u003cstrong\u003eVF\u003c\/strong\u003e (Variable Font)! So you can have fun with its two axes: x-height and weight, in applications that support them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLet me take a New Selfie! \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"background-color: transparent;\"\u003eTECHNICAL\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: transparent;\"\u003eIf you plan to print Selfie Neue VF (Rounded or Sharp), please remember to convert it to outlines first.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe majority of the posters above have the \"contextual\" alternates activated, and this makes the capitals a little smaller. I'd recommend deactivating it if you plan to use Selfie for just one word.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse the font always with the \"fi\" feature activated so everything ligatures properly.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe slant of the font is 24,7 degrees, so if you plan to have its stems vertical, you may use Selfie with that rotation in mind.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHANKS FOR READING\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/www.myfonts.com\/de\/collections\/selfie-neue-rounded-font-lian-types.oembed","provider":"MyFonts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}