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A grotesque derived from Walbaum by removing the serifs, preserving the roman's characteristic proportions while introducing distinctive details including horizontal terminations, a binocular g and reduced-slant duplexed italics across eight weights.
About
Thomas Huot-Marchand developed Album Sans from work originally conceived for the Musée d'Orsay's typographic identity, treating it as a subtraction of Walbaum rather than a standalone grotesque design. The silhouette retains the slightly flattened curves and particular proportions of Walbaum, while details such as the horizontal terminations on the R and the a, the binocular g and the singular number designs distinguish it from conventional grotesque models. Sixteen styles span ExtraLight to Black with matching duplexed italics at a reduced slant, and the family is designed to pair directly with its companion, Album Slab.
Classification
Album Sans is a grotesque derived by subtracting the serifs from Walbaum, retaining the underlying proportions of that transitional serif. Distinctive details such as horizontal R and a terminations, a binocular g and reduced-slant duplexed italics set it apart from standard grotesque conventions.