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Kurs
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Long years ago, before the evil days had dawned,
King Volsung ruled over all the land which lies between the sea and the country of the Goths
THE DAYS WERE GOLDEN
and the good Frey dropped peace and plenty everywhere, and men went in and out and feared no wrong. King Volsung had a dwelling in the midst of fertile fields and fruitful gardens.
Fairer than any dream was that dwelling. The roof was thatched with gold, and red turrets and towers rose above. The great feast-hall was long and high, and its walls were hung with sun-bright shields; and the door-nails were of silver.
In the middle of the hall stood the pride of the Volsungs,—a tree whose blossoms filled the air with fragrance, and whose green branches, thrusting themselves through the ceiling, covered the roof with fair foliage. It was Odin’s tree, and King Volsung had planted it there with his own hands.
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Kurs is a display serif inspired by the concept of the “New Renaissance”, which rethinks the Renaissance as a moment of transition between the Medieval and Modernity. When paradigms shift—without new models to stand with—insecurity grows alongside anxiety, bringing consequences in society that we can clearly see then, as well as today. These concepts translate into shapes with stark contrasts between thick and thin lines, soft and flat curves, spiky serifs and terminals. Harshness and opposition of shapes were at the core of an attempt to depict a small part of what it means to live today. The name Kurs is the German word for “course”, which fits both thematically and phonetically with the typeface. Additionally, there is assonance with words like curse, cursive, and kursiv, all of which, in their own way, identify within the appearance of the shapes.
Credits & Details
- Designed by
- Sandro Bonomo
- Released in
- 2024
- Developed for
- Latin European Languages
- Export
- TTF, WOFF, WOFF2
