About Continuo Font Family
Continuo is a fascinating, all-uppercase display typeface
wherein the contour of each letterform is described with
a single, continuous line. The challenges presented by that
simple idea are similar to constructing letterforms with neon
tubing. For example, when the strokes of a letterform need
to be heavier than the width of the neon tube, two tubes are
employed to create the outer contours, effectively leaving an
unfilled void inside the stroke. Also, since neon tubes cannot
be broken apart as they trace the contours, they must follow a
path that, for reasons of economy and to avoid optical massing
(or bright spots in neon), the tubes are not crossed. So
too, the construction of Continuo follows.
The newly updated Continuo now has alternate forms of letters
A-Z available in the lowercase a-z and by extension those
alternates are also present in the lowercase diacritics. The new
Latin Plus glyph repertoire of Continuo contains almost 900
glyphs, supporting 224 languages, including Vietnamese and
multiple African languages. A handy set of arrows and additional
international currency symbols were added as well.
The name is derived from the musical term “Basso Continuo”
meaning an almost constant bass line, an integral part of most
musical melodies.
As an in-line display type, Continuo is ideal for headlines and
most oversized applications and its unique appearance commands
attention from viewers.
Continuo™
is a trademark of Delve Fonts.
About Delve Fonts
Delve Fonts’ mission is to enrich the visual culture of our world through the creation of new and original typefaces. In addition, Delve Fonts seeks to elevate the design community through support for education, promote diversity and equality, and responsible stewardship.Founded in 1996, Delve Fonts provides custom type design services including variable fonts, mobile app fonts, system fonts, and international language fonts. The Delve Fonts typeface library is a curated selection of original type available for non-exclusive licensing.Delve Fonts is located on the island of Alameda, in California’s San Francisco Bay Area but our fabulous patrons and clients can be found all over the world.
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