Suburban
Emigre · Rudy VanderLans · 1993
A two-weight display face designed by Rudy VanderLans in 1993, reflecting the rough-edged, vernacular spirit of early Emigre typography.
About
Suburban sits within the tradition of Emigre's experimental output of the early 1990s, where digital tools were used to produce letterforms that felt deliberately crude and hand-drawn. Available in Light and Bold, the family is compact but characterful, suited to headline and display applications where a lo-fi, suburban aesthetic is the intent. The name itself nods to the ordinary and the overlooked, translated into type.
Classification
An experimental display typeface from the early 1990s Emigre era, characterised by irregular, deconstructed letterforms typical of the emigre avant-garde aesthetic. Its rough, handmade quality places it firmly in the display category.