Metallophile Sp8

By Mark Simonson

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Metallophile Sp8 Light

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

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The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Metallophile Sp8 Medium

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Metallophile Sp8 Medium Italic

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

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Metallophile Sp8 (2003, 2008) is a facsimile of 8-point sans serif type as set on a hot metal typesetting machine. The effect is very different from modern digital renditions of its cousin, Futura, which are coldly precise in and look quite different at text sizes. Hot metal faces were designed for specific point sizes, while modern digital faces take a one-font-for-all-sizes approach. Metallophile Sp8 captures much of the characteristic warmth of hot metal, which is particularly refreshing in such a geometric design.

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