For the broad needs of a typeface with display and brand purposes, we borrowed from historical neogrotesques, using their rhythm and proportion for a more robust typographic expression. We balanced out the digital with the human by introducing looser, less robotic forms. For example, the terminals of curved strokes forego rigidity, as seen on G, a, and e. The angles are more natural, driven by the curvature rather than an underlying grid. The binocular g brings the type closer to calligraphic history, and the capital R’s bendy leg is simply having more fun.
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Azimuth
Regulation
Galactic Period
Quasi-Stellar Radio
Alfvén Surface
Oort Cloud
Kelvin–Helmholtz
URSA
MAJOR
➢ The word azimuth originates from medieval Arabic al-sumūt, meaning “the directions.” The word entered late Mediæval Latin in an astronomical context and, in particular, in the use of the Arabic version of the astrolabe astronomy instrument. The term first appeared in Spanish in a 1270s Spanish astronomy book (largely derived from Arabic sources), the Libros del saber de astronomía.
Line & bearing
OA: N60°E
OB: S32°W
OC: N47°W
Azimuth
Project status
Azimuth is at version 0.1 and nearly complete. After final kerning revisions and a few minor updates, the release version will be ready.
If the typeface is currently missing something you need, please contact us. We may already have in the works, or we may be able to fast-track it for you.
Designers
Jesse Ragan, Inga PlönnigsReleased
2026
Features
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Variable font
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Symbols
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