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Osmose
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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.
Mimer
Shake thyself
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Osmose is a neoclassical grotesk font rooted with geometric sans-serif features. The geometric inspiration is stated in the matching of the H-height and ascenders. Some details—such as the punctuation— were inspired by cursive old scriptures; it’s a nice way to break the monotony of long texts. By adding this layer made of smooth curves and perfectly round circles the effect can be even more detectable (and appreciable). Osmose's capitals’ width are thought in the same way: they are built in a wider shape; allowing even more ‘flavour’ to the quality of the reading process. The Osmose font comes in five styles, all based on the same side bearings which allows great flexibility, and yet, optical constancy when it comes to text layouts.
Credits & Details
- Designed by
- Matthieu Salvaggio, Leon Hugues
- Released in
- 2021
- Developed for
- Latin European Languages
- Export
- TTF, WOFF, WOFF2
