Alphaville
Shinntype
Contextualizing the relationship between digital,
print, and scribal culture, Alphaville modulates the
stiffness of geometrically-constrained vector art
by subtle variations in stroke weight (between
differently aligned stems, and between upper and
lower case), in the manner of traditional print fonts;
to the x-y perpendicularity of the square or block
letter, a third orthographic principle is added: a 37°.
upstroke, alluding to type’s origins in calligraphy.
alphavillealphavilleTHIN
ABCdefghi1234THIN OBLIQUE
ABCdefghi1234LIGHT
ABCdefghi1234LIGHT OBLIQUE
ABCdefghi1234REGULAR
ABCdefghi1234OBLIQUE
ABCdefghi1234MEDIUM
ABCdefghi1234MEDIUM OBLIQUE
ABCdefghi1234BOLD
ABCdefghi1234BOLD OBLIQUE
ABCdefghi1234ULTRA
ABCdefghi1234OUTLINE
ABCdefghi1234
© 1999-2008, Shinn Type Foundry Inc.
ANo one has lived in the past.
No one will live in the future.
The present is the only form of life.
It is a state of existence which is indestructible.
Time is like a circle, endlessly turning.
The arc that descends is the past.
That which rises is the future.
All has been said,
unless words change their meanings
and meanings their words.
THE PHILOSOPHY OF ALPHA-60
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The formal qualities of a typeface energize, facilitate and inform the typographic layout. Skilled typographers will leverage the attributes of carefully selected fonts to enhance the person-ality of the page, thereby standing out from the
The formal qualities of a typeface energize, facilitate and inform the typographic layout. Skilled typographers will leverage the attributes of judiciously chosen fonts to maximize the personality of the page, thereby standing out
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ALPHAVILLE THIN
Shinntype
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The formal qualities of a typeface energize, facilitate and inform the typographic layout. Skilled typographers will leverage the attributes of judiciously chosen fonts to maximize the personality of the page, thereby standing out
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ALPHAVILLE THIN OBLIQUE
Shinntype
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The formal qualities of a typeface energize, facilitate and inform the typographic layout. Skilled typographers will leverage the attri-butes of carefully selected fonts to enhance the personality of the page, thereby standing out
The formal qualities of a typeface energize, facilitate and inform the typographic layout. Skilled typographers will leverage the attri-butes of judiciously chosen fonts to maximize the personality of the page, thereby standing
The formal qualities of a typeface ener-gize, facilitate and inform the typographic layout. Skilled typographers will leverage the attributes of judiciously chosen fonts to maximize the personality of the page, thereby standing out from the crowd. The
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The formal qualities of a typeface energize, facilitate and inform the typographic layout.
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ALPHAVILLE LIGHT
Shinntype
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The formal qualities of a typeface energize, ‘facilitate and inform the typographic layout. Skilled typographers will leverage the attri-butes of judiciously chosen fonts to maximize the personality of the page, thereby standing
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ALPHAVILLE LIGHT OBLIQUE
Shinntype
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The formal qualities of a typeface energize, facilitate and inform the typographic layout. Skilled typographers will leverage the attri-butes of judiciously chosen fonts to maximize the personality of the page, thereby standing
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ALPHAVILLE REGULAR
Shinntype
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The formal qualities of a typeface energize, ‘facilitate and inform the typographic layout. Skilled typographers will leverage the attri-butes of judiciously chosen fonts to maximize the personality of the page, thereby standing
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The formal qualities of a typeface energize, facilitate and inform the typographic layout. Skilled typographers will leverage the attributes
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ALPHAVILLE OBLIQUE
Shinntype
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The formal qualities of a typeface energize, facilitate and inform the typographic layout. Skilled typographers will leverage the attri-butes of carefully selected fonts to enhance the personality of the page, thereby standing
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The formal qualities of a typeface energize, facilitate and inform the typographic layout. Skilled typographers will leverage the attributes of judiciously chosen fonts to maximize the personal-ity of the page, thereby standing out
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ALPHAVILLE MEDIUM
Shinntype
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The formal qualities of a typeface energize, ‘facilitate and inform the typographic layout. Skilled typographers will leverage the attri-butes of carefully selected fonts to enhance the personality of the page, thereby standing
The formal qualities of a typeface energize, ‘facilitate and inform the typographic layout. Skilled typographers will leverage the attri-butes of judiciously chosen fonts to maxi-mize the personality of the page, thereby
The formal qualities of a typeface energize, facilitate and inform the typographic layout. Skilled typographers will leverage the attributes of judiciously chosen fonts to maximize the personal-ity of the page, thereby standing out
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The formal qualities of a typeface energize, facilitate and inform the typographic layout. Skilled typographers
The formal qualities of a typeface energize, facilitate and inform the typographic layout. Skilled typographers will leverage the attributes
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ALPHAVILLE MEDIUM OBLIQUE
Shinntype
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The formal qualities of a typeface energize, facilitate and inform the typographic lay-out. Skilled typographers will leverage the attributes of carefully selected fonts to en-hance the personality of the page, thereby
The formal qualities of a typeface ener-gize, facilitate and inform the typographic layout. Skilled typographers will leverage the attributes of judiciously chosen fonts to maximize the personality of the page,
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ALPHAVILLE BOLD
Shinntype
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ALPHAVILLE BOLD OBLIQUE
Shinntype
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The formal qualities of a typeface energize, facilitate and inform the typographic layout. Skilled typographers will leverage the attri-butes of carefully selected fonts to enhance the personality of the page, thereby standing out
The formal qualities of a typeface energize, facilitate and inform the typographic layout. Skilled typographers will leverage the attri-butes of judiciously chosen fonts to maximize the personality of the page, thereby standing
The formal qualities of a typeface energize, facilitate and inform the typographic layout. Skilled typographers will leverage the attributes of judiciously chosen fonts to maximize the personality of the page, thereby standing out from the crowd. The
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ALPHAVILLE ULTRA
Shinntype
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The formal qualities of a typeface energize, facilitate and inform the typographic layout. Skilled typographers will leverage the attri-butes of carefully selected fonts to enhance the personality of the page, thereby standing out
The formal qualities of a typeface energize, facilitate and inform the typographic layout. Skilled typographers will leverage the attri-butes of judiciously chosen fonts to maximize the personality of the page, thereby standing
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ALPHAVILLE OUTLINE
Shinntype