- Thesis (typeface)
Thesis is a large typeface family designed by
Lucas de Groot . Thetypeface s were designed between1994 and1999 to provide a modern humanist corporate font. Each typeface is available in a variety of weight as well as initalic .Thesis fonts have become popular and can be seen in various publications or logotypes.
The range of weights are designed using interpolation theory. With three stems a, b and c - where a is the thinnest, c is the thickest and b is optically between a and c, the relation is a=b²/c.
TheSans
Infobox font
name = TheSans
style = Sans-serif
classifications = Humanist
date = 1994
creator =Lucas de Groot
foundry = Font Fabric|It is a sans-serif font family. It included fonts in 8 weights and 2 widths, with complementary italic fonts.In TheSans Condensed, each weight only includes roman and italic, but all 4 number styles can be found.
TheSansMono
It is a monospaced variant. 3 widths has been produced. All fonts use hanging monospaced figures.
TheSansTypewriter
It is a monospaced variant with ragged strokes. It included fonts in regular and bold weights in the widest TheSansMono width, with complementary italic fonts. It uses hanging monospaced figures.
TheSerif
It is a slab serif font family. It included fonts in 8 weights and 1 width, with complementary italic fonts.
TheMix
It is a slab serif font family, but using only serif on upper portion of small letters. It included fonts in 8 weights and 1 width, with complementary italic fonts.
TheMixMono
It is a monospaced variant. Each weight only includes roman and italic. All fonts use hanging monospaced figures.
TheMix Arabic
It is a variant designed by Lucas de Groot, Arab calligrapher and designer Mouneer Al-Shaarani, and with technical support from Pascal Zoghbi. Lucas designed the Bold version of the type, while Pascal finalized the Bold design by modifying some glyphs, spacing and encoding/scripting the font, and later developed TheMix Arabic Regular.
The font was included in the Typographic Matchmaking Project organized by the Khatt Foundation.
TheAntiqua
It is a variant based on TheSerif. It included fonts in 7 weights and 1 width, with complementary italic fonts. OpenType feature includes small caps (roman only).
TheAntiqua won 1999 Type Directors Club type competition.
Collections
Each of the family are categorized in following family collections: Classic, Basic, Office.
Classic family includes all 8 font weights, with roman, italic, small caps roman, small caps italic, expert, expert italic in each weight. It includes hanging proportional, hanging monospaced, lining proportional, lining monospaced figures; and additional f-ligatures. Expert fonts include arrows, swashes, fraction figures, alternate styles, mathematic symbols, ornaments.
Basic family includes all 8 font weights, but without small caps and expert fonts. It includes lining proportional figures (smaller than in classic).
Office family only includes Regular and Bold weights, with only roman and italic in each weight. It includes hanging monospaced figures.
Uses of Thesis fonts
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AOL (various services) - TheSans
* Bristol City Council's corporate identity
* Citizens bank - TheSans
*Das Erste - TheAntiqua and TheSans
*Fido Solutions - TheSans and TheMix
*Sprint Nextel - TheSans
* Terra Networks (various services) - TheMix
* Telefónica - TheSans
*Weekly Dig - TheSerifee also
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Typography References
*Middendorp, Jan. "Dutch Type." 010 Publishers: 2004. ISBN 90-6540-460-1.
External links
*Thesis super family: [http://www.lucasfonts.com/lucasfnt/thesans/sans-.html TheSans] , [http://www.lucasfonts.com/lucasfnt/thesanstype/sanstype-.html TheSansTypewriter] , [http://www.lucasfonts.com/lucasfnt/thesansmo/sansmo-.html TheSansMono] , [http://www.lucasfonts.com/lucasfnt/themix/mix-.html TheMix] , [http://www.lucasfonts.com/lucasfnt/themixmo/mixmo-.html TheMixMono] , [http://www.lucasfonts.com/lucasfnt/theserif/serif-.html TheSerif]
* [http://www.identifont.com/show?EH1 identifont.com: FontFabrik]
* [http://www.lucasfonts.com/lucasfnt/antib/antib-.html TheAntiquaB]
* [http://www.khtt.net/artefact-614-en.html TheMix Arabic: balancing handwritten and geometrically constructed letterforms.]
* [http://www.29letters.com/new/files/fonts.php?type=fam&id=18 29 Arabic Letters: TheMix Arabic]
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