Absolut™
Pro / Standard
The modern sans serif
for the new millennium –
reduced to the essentials:
pure typeface.
Designed by Ingo Zimmermann 2008
The character styles have removed themselves as far as possible from the original written form – and it's high time the type in our font keeps up with the
changing cultural situations… ABSOLUT is a modern sans serif without compromise.
uncompromising,
prosaic,
aesthetical
For example, n in Absolut is formed with just one stroke whereas in typefaces developed from writing, two strokes are united to form one character. ABSOLUT does without such "complications." The break with tradition is stretched even further: The character styles have been changed, especially noticeable on t, but r and f require a double take, too. We are already accustomed to these styles in advertising. But here's what's new: a text type which dares to take this pioneer step into the modern age.
The characters have been reduced down to the basic idea of the letters.
The historical burden surrounding type has been discarded. Gentle bowls on the stroke ends and on some inclinations make the sentence structure more attractive so that ABSOLUT is also suitable for text type. ABSOLUT includes a capital-ß and many ligatures. The numerals are available in normal form and for lining figures. Plus, a, g and u can be selected in alternative forms.
The free test version Absolut reduced features the mere alphabet only.
Absolut Standard supports all western European languages. It is based on Unicode ISO 8859-1 and includes numerals, punctuation, symbols and all you might need.
Normal,
Italic,
Condensed,
Ultra Condensed,
Sketch,
Unicase
(To be expanded furthermore…)
Get the type specimen PDF
and try out the free test font
The provided files include: OpenType PostScript (.otf) recommended for design applications,
OpenType TrueType (.ttf) for office applications, plus webkit (.css, .woff, .eot, .svg) (Pro & Standard only)
Features:
ligatures, stylistic alternates, tabular figures
Character set:
Unicode Latin 1 (western & northern european), Unicode Latin Extended-A (central & eastern european, turkish),
ISO 8859-1 Greek, Cyrillic
Price:
from 70,– € (single font pair)
to 375,– € (complete font family)
Features:
ligatures, stylistic alternates, tabular figures
Character set:
Unicode Latin 1 (western & northern european)
Price:
from 60,– € (single font pair)
to 325,– € (complete font family)
Features:
none
Character set:
basic alphabet only (a—z, A—Z)
Price:
free