The Air system began as an attempt to unify the prevailing traits of German and English Grotes(que/k)s in order to make something different but familiar. I am NOT trying to reinvent Helvetica (snore), so get that out of your system (get the pun). From the onset, I intended this typeface to be a true workhorse that offers infinite options and flexibility for the user. At its core, it is the maturation of the Aaux Next skeleton I developed years ago. I worked out Aaux Next to settle my issues and love for classic sans serifs. With Aaux Next, I strove to be mechanical, cold and unforgiving with it. I was single, young, cocky and it fit. Now I'm married, kids, dog and have found that I've turned into a big softy. When I look at Aaux Next (and have for the past few years) I see another typeface trying to eek out. I wanted it to avoid the trappings of robotic sans, quick tricks and compromises. The typeface's DNA needed to be drawn and not just generated on a screen - so I set aside a year.
I love type. I love working with type. I hate when my options for a slanted complement is only oblique or italic. I set out to produce both to balance usage - there are more than enough reasons to prepare both and I want the user to feel free to consciously choose (and have the option to choose) the appropriate typeface for print, web, etc. That flexibility was central to my decision-making process. The Oblique is immediate and aggressive. The Italic was redrawn at a less severe angle with far more movement and, as a result, is far more congenial when paired with the Uprights.
Condensed and Compressed. Yep, why not? I know I would use them.
There are nine weights currently available. The logical progression of weights and the intended flexibility demanded I explore a number of light weights and their potential uses - this has produced a number of 'light without being too light' options that really work based on the size. The result is a robust 81-font superfamily that is functional, professional, and highly legible without compromising its personality. Pair that with over 900 characters per font that includes ligatures, discretionary ligatures, stylistic alternates, fractions, proportional/tabular lining and proportional/tabular oldstyle figures, numerators, denominators, ordinals, superiors, inferiors, small caps, case-sensitive functionality and extensive language support and you have a versatile superfamily well-suited for any project.
Font Family:
· Air Soft Thin
· Air Soft Thin Italic
· Air Soft Thin Oblique
· Air Soft UltraLight
· Air Soft UltraLight Italic
· Air Soft UltraLight Oblique
· Air Soft Light
· Air Soft Light Italic
· Air Soft Light Oblique
· Air Soft Regular
· Air Soft Italic
· Air Soft Oblique
· Air Soft Medium
· Air Soft Medium Italic
· Air Soft Medium Oblique
· Air Soft SemiBold
· Air Soft SemiBold Italic
· Air Soft SemiBold Oblique
· Air Soft Bold
· Air Soft Bold Italic
· Air Soft Bold Oblique
· Air Soft Heavy
· Air Soft Heavy Italic
· Air Soft Heavy Oblique
· Air Soft Black
· Air Soft Black Italic
· Air Soft Black Oblique
· Air Soft Compressed Thin
· Air Soft Compressed Thin Italic
· Air Soft Compressed Thin Oblique
· Air Soft Compressed UltraLight
· Air Soft Compressed UltraLight Italic
· Air Soft Compressed UltraLight Oblique
· Air Soft Compressed Light
· Air Soft Compressed Light Italic
· Air Soft Compressed Light Oblique
· Air Soft Compressed Regular
· Air Soft Compressed Italic
· Air Soft Compressed Oblique
· Air Soft Compressed Medium
· Air Soft Compressed Medium Italic
· Air Soft Compressed Medium Oblique
· Air Soft Compressed SemiBold
· Air Soft Compressed SemiBold Italic
· Air Soft Compressed SemiBold Oblique
· Air Soft Compressed Bold
· Air Soft Compressed Bold Italic
· Air Soft Compressed Bold Oblique
· Air Soft Compressed Heavy
· Air Soft Compressed Heavy Italic
· Air Soft Compressed Heavy Oblique
· Air Soft Compressed Black
· Air Soft Compressed Black Italic
· Air Soft Compressed Black Oblique
· Air Soft Condensed Thin
· Air Soft Condensed Thin Italic
· Air Soft Condensed Thin Oblique
· Air Soft Condensed UltraLight
· Air Soft Condensed UltraLight Italic
· Air Soft Condensed UltraLight Oblique
· Air Soft Condensed Light
· Air Soft Condensed Light Italic
· Air Soft Condensed Light Oblique
· Air Soft Condensed Regular
· Air Soft Condensed Italic
· Air Soft Condensed Oblique
· Air Soft Condensed Medium
· Air Soft Condensed Medium Italic
· Air Soft Condensed Medium Oblique
· Air Soft Condensed SemiBold
· Air Soft Condensed SemiBold Italic
· Air Soft Condensed SemiBold Oblique
· Air Soft Condensed Bold
· Air Soft Condensed Bold Italic
· Air Soft Condensed Bold Oblique
· Air Soft Condensed Heavy
· Air Soft Condensed Heavy Italic
· Air Soft Condensed Heavy Oblique
· Air Soft Condensed Black
· Air Soft Condensed Black Italic
· Air Soft Condensed Black Oblique
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