Typophile - Holy Asymmetrical A - Comments

wow, great job. Thank you so

michelleleclerc — Sat, 9 Feb 2008 11:25:54 -0800

wow, great job. Thank you so much!

thanks for the ID Lex!

beejay — Fri, 8 Feb 2008 23:23:00 -0800

thanks for the ID Lex!

The ligatures and the expert

Ricardo Cordoba — Fri, 8 Feb 2008 18:29:10 -0800

The ligatures and the expert set seem to bear this out.

[EDIT] {removed redundant link to ligatures}

Nice ID, Lex.

I think it’s Fedra Sans

Lex Kominek — Fri, 8 Feb 2008 17:39:16 -0800

I think it’s Fedra Sans Display.

- Lex

a few more looks at it

beejay — Fri, 8 Feb 2008 15:40:03 -0800

a few more looks at it

this typeface appeared for

beejay — Fri, 8 Feb 2008 15:31:48 -0800

this typeface appeared for only one issue, iirc.

I was also curious to find out who made it.

influenced by the Avant Garde alternates

I tried to post the picture,

michelleleclerc — Fri, 8 Feb 2008 15:15:56 -0800

I tried to post the picture, but here’s a link.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2070/2250607723_91c535ab91.jpg

Holy Asymmetrical A

michelleleclerc — Fri, 8 Feb 2008 15:14:32 -0800

This font was used in an issue of Swindle. It later haunted me from a bus bench. I just love it. Does anyone know what it’s called, and what typeface it’s based on?

Thanks!