Exemplar Pro, it took 14 years.
Dear Typophiles,
Some of you may or may not know that I’ve been working on a typeface family called Exemplar for the past years. Today I am happy to tell you that this typeface family is released and available via the website of PSY/OPS in San Fransisco.
This project has been very dear to me and it feels like giving up a child or something now when it’s finally released.
A lot of things involved in the process I have learned by You – the Typophile people, so would also like to say Thank You.
I’ve prepared a PDF specimen that shows the family and its OpenType features together some other information.
Exemplar Pro, english version
http://www.autodidakt.se/pdf/ExemplarPro_Specimen.pdf
Exemplar Pro, swedish version
http://www.autodidakt.se/pdf/ExemplarPro_Stilprov.pdf
Direct link to PSY/OPS
http://www.psyops.com/html/spec_exemplar.html
Cheers,
Göran
18.Jun.2008 4.14am
Piero De Macchi, an Italian type designer, drew a typeface called Exemplar, too, based on sketches by Aldo Novarese. Apart from that, congratulations on the release!
19.Jun.2008 7.19pm
Wow, it is a beautiful font. I can see why it took 14 years. Congratulations, Göran. It is beautiful. I can honestly say that this is one of the finest type designs I’ve seen.
20.Jun.2008 12.48am
Thanks for kind words Joachim :)
20.Jun.2008 1.55am
Really nice Goran!
14.Jul.2008 11.08pm
Great alternates as well. Kudos.
18.Jul.2008 3.38am
I love it!
Congrats!
18.Jul.2008 4.29am
That’s just great!
Grattis!
18.Jul.2008 4.30am
Tackar, tackar :)
23.Jul.2008 11.19pm
congratulations. my friend I’m happy for you :)
26.Jul.2008 9.44am
Congratulations ! Looks fresh. Now you don’t have to think about it anymore, or for a while :-)
2.Aug.2008 6.31am
Åh! it’s beautiful in deed. I hope to see it in use some day. :)
2.Aug.2008 7.31am
Kess, since you live in Sweden, I can tell you a little secret:
Next year, Exemplar will spread its wings all over Sweden, cant tell you exactly on which project, but you will see it if you are observant :)
2.Aug.2008 8.04am
BRAVO!!! Congrats to you and may your sales be many!
ChrisL
1.Sep.2008 3.37am
This is lovely Goran, I wish you the best of luck with sales and thanks for your contribution to type design! May I ask, the 14 years, I assume this was part time?
http://davethedesigner.net
1.Sep.2008 6.20am
David, thank you very much for your kind words.
Yes, it was very much part time, 14 years is meant to be a little bit humoristic in fact.
But, I started out 14 years ago, worked for two years (on and off) and then it was put to rest* until 2006 when I picked it up again and completed it. Glad I did, since it look and work so much better today :)
/ Göran
*long story here...