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N U T H A R C

S P E C I M E N

B O O K

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A BOOK DESIGNED TO GUIDE THE USER

THROUGH THE INTENDED WAYS TO APPLY THE

TYPEFACE. FEATURING NUTHARC REGULAR

AND ALTERNATIVE, WITH A SELECTION OF

USEFUL GLYPHS INCLUDED.

P R E S E N T IN G

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N U T H A R C R E G U L A R

&

nut h ar c a lt e rn at i v e

TO THE 2013 VERSION OF THE SPECIMEN BOOK. NUTHARC

REGULAR & ALTERNATIVE ARE SANS-SERIF TYPEFACEs BASED

ON THE ANCIENT NORDIC ALPHABET KNOWN AS THE FUTHARK.

THE ALTERNATIVE CHARACTERS CLOSELY REFLECT THE

RUNIC ALPHABET IN USE A THOUSAND YEARS AGO, BY NORSE

CIVILISATIONS SUCH AS THE VIKINGS AND THE GERMANIC.

WELCOME

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FONT USES IN THE SPECIMEN BOOK

TRACKING DEMONSTRATION

REGULAR & ALTERNATIVE TYPE DISPLAY

GLYPHS DISPLAY

TYPE SPECIMENS

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IS BEST USED WHEN LEGIBILITY IS CRUCIAL. SUITABLE FOR

SMALL PARTS OF BODY COPY, A CONTEMPORARY RESPONSE TO

THE ANCIENT NORDIC ALPHABET IN THE FORMAT OF A MODERN

SANS-SERIF TYPEFACE.

A B CDE FGH I JK L MN O P Q R S TU V W X Y Z

REGULAR

30 PT.

À Á Â Ä Ã Å È É Ê Ë Ì Í Î Ï Ò Ó Ô Õ Ö Ø Ù Ú Û Ü ßÞ ÐÇŁ Š Ý Ÿ Ž

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a bcde fgh i jkl mn o p q r s tuvwx y z

30 pt.

alternative is TAILORED for experimental pieces, best suited in

a high point size to maximise legibilty. a dedicated

display font that aims to capture the essence of

the ancient nordic runic alphabet.

à á â ä ã å è é ê ë ì í î ï ò ó ô õ ö ø ùúûü ßþ ð çł š ý ÿ ž

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THAT SPAN OVER THE NUTHARC TYPEFACE SHOULD BE

SUFFICIENT FOR ALL DISPLAY PURPOSES. ALL NUMERALS

ARE ALSO INCLUDED AS PART OF THE PACKAGE.

GLYPHS

30 PT.

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t h e f i v e

b o xing

w i z ards

jump

q u ickly

he avy

b o xe s

pe rf o rm

q uick

wa lt z e s

and

jigs

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+ +

Ja de d

z o mb ie s

ac t e d

q u aint ly

but kep t

dr i v ing

t he ir o xe n

f o r ward

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t h e q u ick

br o w n

f o x jump s

o ve r t he

l a z y d o g

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THIS IS A DEMONSTRATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF

NUTHARC AS BODY COPY. IF USED IN THIS WAY, CARE SHOULD

BE TAKEN TO MAINTAIN THE CLARITY OF THE MATERIAL HELD

BY THE TYPEFACE. IT IS SUITABLE FOR SHORT PARAGRAPHS OF

TEXT, SUCH AS IMAGE CAPTIONS OR FOR SMALL TYPOGRAPHIC

WORKS SUCH AS BUSINESS CARDS.

BODY COPY: 7/14 PT. (+100 TRACKING)

HEADERS: 19/28 PT. (+300 TRACKING)

DEMONSTRATION TEXT: 30/42 PT.

E X A MP L E O F

H E A D E R

T Y P E FACEDE M O NS T R AT I O N

IN THIS SPECIMEN BOOK HAS FOLLOWED A DISTINCT RULE.

THE POINT SIZE IS SET IN MULTIPLES OF 14, TO ENSURE THAT

IT FITS PERFECTLY ON A BASELINE GRID. THE GEOMETRIC

AESTHETICS OF THE TYPEFACE CATER FOR THIS.

FONT USE

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IS A BIG PART OF NUTHARC. ALTHOUGH IT DEPENDS ON THE

PURPOSE OF THE TYPEFACE, NUTHARC TENDS TO WORK BEST

WHEN IT IS GIVEN ROOM TO BREATHE. ADDITIONAL TRACKING

ALLOWS THE LETTERFORMS TO EMBRACE THE WHITE SPACE.

TRACKING

NUTHARC

NUTHARC

N U T H A RC

N U T H A R C

N U T H A R C

N U T H A R C

DEFAULT

+100

+200

+300

+400

+500

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nutharc

nutharc

nut h arc

n u t h a r c

n u t h a r c

n u t h a r c

default

+100

+200

+300

+400

+500

is a big part of nutharc. although it depends on the

purpose of the typeface, nutharc tends to work best

when it is given room to breathe. additional tracking

allows the letterforms to embrace the white space.

tracking

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