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New Release: Naancy by Damien Gautier https://www.205.tf/naancy Naancy is a name that reflects Damien Gautier’s initial inspiration: the French city of Nancy and its school of art and design. He was drawn to the challenge of Art Nouveau: combining the arabesques and curves inspired by nature with the geometry of an alphabet and the precision required in developing a digital typeface. It was while wandering the streets of France and Europe that Damien Gautier laid the foundations for this typeface, which he has been working on for over five years. Drawing from architecture—its rhythm, the juxtaposition of styles, the play of light and shadow, the layout of facades, motifs and ornaments—and from nature, with its unexpected forms, curves, and intertwining shapes. In an urban context, architecture and nature coexist and engage in what can sometimes be surprising relationships. Damien Gautier translates this proximity and broad diversity into a striking typeface. Naancy is, in fact, a multifaceted typeface. At first glance, it appears as a filigree titling font; the geometry is bold, and the spacing and kerning are particularly tight and contrasting. Then, through successive modifications and permutations, it evolves into an ornate—and even exuberant—typeface featuring ligatures, initials, and decorative letters. Attentive to the signs he observes while walking through the urban landscape, Damien Gautier is particularly sensitive to those that reveal a handcrafted dimension and specific know-how. He closely examines wrought-iron doors, gates, railings, guardrails, and barriers, which, in their great variety, develop an aesthetic and geometry that seem to transcend styles: Classic, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Modernism… The designer sees the construction of a typeface as being akin to the work of an ironmonger or blacksmith—rigorous in design, with curves forcibly constrained by the resistance of the metal. —⁠ #typography #graphicdesign #design #typedesign #typeface #naancy #damiengautier #205tf

New Release: Naancy by Damien Gautier www.205.tf/naancy Naancy is a name that reflects Damien Gautier’s initial inspiration: the French city of Nancy and its school of art and design. He was drawn to the challenge of Art Nouveau: combining the arabesques and curves inspired by nature with the geometry of an alphabet and the precision required in developing a digital typeface. It was while wandering the streets of France and Europe that Damien Gautier laid the foundations for this typeface, which he has been working on for over five years. Drawing from architecture—its rhythm, the juxtaposition of styles, the play of light and shadow, the layout of facades, motifs and ornaments—and from nature, with its unexpected forms, curves, and intertwining shapes. In an urban context, architecture and nature coexist and engage in what can sometimes be surprising relationships. Damien Gautier translates this proximity and broad diversity into a striking typeface. Naancy is, in fact, a multifaceted typeface. At first glance, it appears as a filigree titling font; the geometry is bold, and the spacing and kerning are particularly tight and contrasting. Then, through successive modifications and permutations, it evolves into an ornate—and even exuberant—typeface featuring ligatures, initials, and decorative letters. Attentive to the signs he observes while walking through the urban landscape, Damien Gautier is particularly sensitive to those that reveal a handcrafted dimension and specific know-how. He closely examines wrought-iron doors, gates, railings, guardrails, and barriers, which, in their great variety, develop an aesthetic and geometry that seem to transcend styles: Classic, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Modernism… The designer sees the construction of a typeface as being akin to the work of an ironmonger or blacksmith—rigorous in design, with curves forcibly constrained by the resistance of the metal. —⁠ #typography #graphicdesign #design #typedesign #typeface #naancy #damiengautier #205tf

Project: anti paper Typefaces: Exposure (Federico Parra, 205TF); ABC Simon Mono (Dinamo); Serial B, Serial Blur (Dum Dum Studio) Graphic Design: Marie Lautsch Photographer: Felix Aaron Talent: Cora Corré, Ben Westwood, Joseph Corré #design #typeface #designer #graphicdesign #type #creative #typefacedesign #designinspiration #typedesigner #graphicdesigner #font #typography #typedesign #graphic #205tf #federicoparra #exposure

Project: CYCLE, J. Ryan Ulsh Typeface: Garaje (Thomas Huot-Marchand, 205TF) Graphic Design: J. Ryan Ulsh Publisher: Cycles Books #typography #editorial #book #print #typedesign #printedmatter #bookdesigner #designinspiration #typefacedesign #creative #graphicdesigner #font #design #type #bookdesign #typeface #designer #graphic #graphicdesign #editorialdesign #typedesigner #205tf #thomashuotmarchand #garaje

Project: Maison de la Truffe et du Vin Typefaces: Louize Display (Matthieu Cortat, 205TF); Effra (Dalton Maag) Graphic Design: Davide Gioacchini & Philippine Sohet #brandidentity #visualidentity #font #identity #graphicdesign #typedesigner #design #designer #graphic #corporateidentity #typeface #branding #typography #graphicdesigner #type #designinspiration #identitydesign #typedesign #creative #typefacedesign #205tf #matthieucortat #louizedisplay

Project: Anthony Cudahy, Like Night Needs Morning Typeface: Henry (Matthieu Cortat, 205TF) Graphic design: Jean-Philippe Bretin #graphicdesigner #typedesigner #font #designer #graphic #designinspiration #graphicdesign #print #typedesign #design #editorialdesign #printedmatter #bookdesign #typeface #typefacedesign #typography #type #book #editorial #bookdesigner #creative #205tf #matthieucortat #henry

Project: Gender Equality Office, Saarland University (Gleichstellung Universität des Saarlandes) Typeface: Seabirds (Rosalie Wagner, 205TF) Graphic Design: MM, M #design #typefacedesign #typography #font #brandidentity #graphicdesign #identitydesign #graphic #typedesigner #graphicdesigner #creative #identity #typeface #designinspiration #type #corporateidentity #typedesign #branding #designer #visualidentity #205tf #rosaliewagner #seabirds

Project: Par le prisme du design Typefaces: Beretta Sans (Damien Gautier, 205TF); Circular (Lineto) Client: Design Occitanie Graphic Design: Studio Asensò Photos: Romain Diant #designer #graphicdesigner #typefacedesign #typedesign #graphic #creative #font #type #typography #typedesigner #typeface #design #graphicdesign #designinspiration #205tf #damiengautier #berettasans

Project: Images Instables, Tom Philippine Typeface: Exposure (Federico Parra, 205TF) Graphic Design: Tom Philippine Publisher: Ferox Books (dirtygraphik studio) #graphic #designinspiration #designer #font #type #typedesign #graphicdesigner #creative #typedesigner #graphicdesign #typography #typeface #design #typefacedesign #205tf #federicoparra #exposure

Project: AUGURI Typefaces: Augure (Simon Renaud, 205TF); ABC Favorit (Dynamo Type) Graphic Design: Mehmet Aslan Cover Photography: Xavier Bou #typedesigner #graphicdesign #designinspiration #designer #graphicdesigner #design #type #typography #font #creative #typefacedesign #graphic #typeface #typedesign #205tf #simonrenaud #augure