GIVING CASSANDRE ANOTHER SHOT AT STARDOM

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1 Acier GIVING CASSANDRE ANOTHER SHOT AT STARDOM Designed by Cassandre (born Adolphe-Jean Mouron, ) in 1930, Acier was the second design by the legendary artist to be published by the Deberny & Peignot foundry. As a dual-color display typeface, designed in two series (Noir and Gris), Acier is, according to Jérôme Peignot, a distant relative of Bifur. Like its predecessor, it is a caps-only alphabet, maybe less spectacular and more pragmatic. Was Acier Cassandre s initiative or a market-wise commission from Charles Peignot, who surely wanted to make the most of the Futura trend? The type was mainly aimed at publishing and newspaper use, to be used in conjunction with photographic illustrations. The specimen's commercial pitch clearly stated the intention: [ ] designed in two directions to align with the tones of photosetting. Acier Noir, with its strong contrast, echoes the black and white effects of illustrations. While Acier Gris echoes the soft greys of mono- or dualtones prints. This balanced addition is a typographic premiere. We do not know if sales met expectations, but the typeface was rarely seen in action during the 1930s. It stayed in the shadow of Europe (Peignot s version of Futura), whose sales long topped the foundry rankings. Acier, as an Antique, is a self-assumed modernist typeface and mixes several influences: above all, functionalist decorative arts, design, and architecture, along with urban epigraphy. It is also emblematic of the various aspects of 19th-century display typography, exploring the fantastical and threedimenional aspects that were fashionable at that time. Acier bears this link into the metal from which it took its name (NB: Acier means Steel in French), just as Jérôme Peignot notices: Few typographic works achieved a connection to a physical reality with a graphic response such as this one. Sébastien Morlighem 10 styles (2 optical sizes, layered fonts) Acier Display Noir Acier Display Gris Acier Display Solid Acier Display Outline Acier Display Strokes Acier Text Noir Acier Text Gris Acier Text Solid Acier Text Outline Acier Text Strokes Page 1/14

2 Acier Family overview contraceptive Display Noir instantaneous Display Gris hydrocarbon Display Solid contraceptive Display Outline schoolmarm Text Noir hot-tempered Text Gris solar plexus Text Solid schoolmarm Text Outline Page 2/14

3 Acier Display Noir POACH BYZANTINE DOWNGRADE SEPTUAGENARIAN HYDROCHLORIC ACID MICROORGANISM DEPLOY FOMENT SALES REPRESENTATIVE POSTMASTER GENERAL CIRCUMNAVIGATION HAND-ME-DOWN UNORGANIZED UNCHARACTERISTICALLY LEARN Page 3/14

4 Acier Display Gris POACH BYZANTINE DOWNGRADE SEPTUAGENARIAN HYDROCHLORIC ACID MICROORGANISM DEPLOY FOMENT SALES REPRESENTATIVE POSTMASTER GENERAL CIRCUMNAVIGATION HAND-ME-DOWN UNORGANIZED UNCHARACTERISTICALLY LEARN Page 4/14

5 Acier Display Solid POACH BYZANTINE DOWNGRADE SEPTUAGENARIAN HYDROCHLORIC ACID MICROORGANISM DEPLOY FOMENT SALES REPRESENTATIVE POSTMASTER GENERAL CIRCUMNAVIGATION HAND-ME-DOWN UNORGANIZED UNCHARACTERISTICALLY LEARN Page 5/14

6 Acier Display Outline POACH BYZANTINE DOWNGRADE SEPTUAGENARIAN HYDROCHLORIC ACID MICROORGANISM DEPLOY FOMENT SALES REPRESENTATIVE POSTMASTER GENERAL CIRCUMNAVIGATION HAND-ME-DOWN UNORGANIZED UNCHARACTERISTICALLY LEARN Page 6/14

7 Acier Text Noir FUDGE CONTOUR SODA WATER HOMOGENEOUS CENTER OF GRAVITY GENERAL PRACTITIONER TRIPLICATE ONOMATOPOEIA COMMISSIONED OFFICER TECHNICALITY HISTRIONICS ONOMATOPOEIA PREPARATORY SCHOOL TOOL Page 7/14

8 Acier Text Gris FUDGE CONTOUR SODA WATER HOMOGENEOUS CENTER OF GRAVITY GENERAL PRACTITIONER TRIPLICATE ONOMATOPOEIA COMMISSIONED OFFICER TECHNICALITY HISTRIONICS ONOMATOPOEIA PREPARATORY SCHOOL TOOL Page 8/14

9 Acier Text Solid FUDGE CONTOUR SODA WATER HOMOGENEOUS CENTER OF GRAVITY GENERAL PRACTITIONER TRIPLICATE ONOMATOPOEIA COMMISSIONED OFFICER TECHNICALITY HISTRIONICS ONOMATOPOEIA PREPARATORY SCHOOL TOOL Page 9/14

10 Acier Text Outline FUDGE CONTOUR SODA WATER HOMOGENEOUS CENTER OF GRAVITY GENERAL PRACTITIONER TRIPLICATE ONOMATOPOEIA COMMISSIONED OFFICER TECHNICALITY HISTRIONICS ONOMATOPOEIA PREPARATORY SCHOOL TOOL Page 10/14

11 Acier Character set Uppercase Standard punctuation Symbols Figures (Lining proportional) Mathematical symbols Fractions Superiors / Inferiors Accented uppercase Circled numbers Arrows Ornaments A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z!?., : ; _ - / \ ( ) [ ] { } ' " & ª º N $ ƒ # ½ ¼ ¾ % + ± = ~ ^ < > Ω π µ ( ) ,. ( ) + Ã Ä Ā Ă Å Ǻ Ą Æ Ǽ Ć Ĉ Č Ċ Ç Ď Đ È É Ê Ě Ë Ē Ĕ Ė Ę Ĝ Ğ Ġ Ģ Ĥ Ħ Ì Í Î Ĩ Ï Ī Ĭ İ Į IJ Ĵ Ķ Ĺ Ľ Ļ Ł Ŀ Ń Ň Ñ Ņ Ò Ó Ô Õ Ö Ō Ŏ Ő Ø Ǿ Œ Ŕ Ř Ŗ Ś Ŝ Š Ş Ș ß Ť Ț Ŧ Ù Ú Û Ũ Ü Ū Ŭ Ů Ű Ų Ẁ Ẃ Ŵ Ẅ Ỳ Ý Ŷ Ÿ Ź Ž Ż Ŋ Ð Þ ➀ ➁ ➂ ➃ ➄ ➅ ➆ ➇ ➈ ➉ Page 11/14

12 Acier OpenType features OFF ON Superscript/Superior [SUPS] Subscript/Inferior [SINF] Numerator [NUMR] Denominator [DNOM] Fractions [FRAC] 1/4 1/2 3/4 2/3 7/8 0/0 0/00 1/4 1/2 3/4 2/3 7/8 0/0 0/00 Ordinals [ORDN] 2a 2o No N no n 2a 2o No N no n Ornaments [SALT] [ORNM] Stylistic set 1 Circled numerals [SS01] ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQ RSTUVWX Stylistic set 2 Squared numerals [SS02] Page 12/14

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