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An engraver's monoline display face from Telemark's industrial past, made to bend along curves.
About
Astern takes its shapes from brass plaques and old engraved signage and keeps their thin, even stroke. It comes in Normal, Smile and Frown, and an open-source typesetter sets it on curves for badges, seals and circular lockups. The character set is small, so keep it to short Nordic or English display lines.
Classification
Monoline letters modelled on machine-age brass lettering and engraving patterns, built to be set on curves. Three variants (Normal, Smile and Frown). Limited character set: 120 glyphs, basic Latin with a handful of Nordic and German accents (Å, Æ, Ø, Ä, Ü, É, È, Ô, Ò) and no wider Latin Extended coverage.
Weights
NormalSmileFrown
Family
Astern NormalAstern SmileAstern Frown
Languages
Latin (limited, 120 glyphs)
Tags
engravedindustrialsignagemonolinecurvednordicexperimentaldisplay