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| Category | Sans-serif |
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| Classification | Humanist |
| Designer(s) | Mike Abbink Christian Schwartz Paul van der Laan |
| Foundry | FontShop International |
| Date created | 1995-2000 |
| Date released | 2001 |
| License | Commercial |
FF Kievit is a humanist sans-serif typeface designed by Mike Abbink, Christian Schwartz and Paul van dan Laan, published by FontShop International, and released in 2001.[1] It currently has 18 styles, including 9 weights and true italics, as well as small caps and text figures.[1] It is described as being "ideal for large projects in print and on screen."[2]
It features large x-height as well as open apertures, which are optimised for small text sizes. It takes inspiration from a number of classic sans-serif typefaces, such as Frutiger and Univers, and humanist serif typefaces including Garamond.
History
[edit]Work for FF Kievit began in 1995 by Mike Abbink when he was a student in design school and completed in 2000 at Studio Method Inc. in San Francisco.[1][2] The typeface was published by FontShop International in 2001. The original typeface family consisted of 12 styles, with six weights: Regular, Book, Medium, Bold, Extra Bold, and Black, but three lighter weights, Thin, Extra Light and Light, were later added by Paul van der Laan.[3]
Usage
[edit]FF Kievit was used as main typeface in a number of FontFont catalogs between 2002 and 2007.[1] It was also used as main typeface in Autodesk in the 2000s.[3] University of California currently uses FF Kievit as main typeface.
Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR, a German broadcasting service) also uses a customized version of FF Kievit, called WDR Sans. WDR designed WDR Slab and WDR Serif, based on FF Kievit, in partnership with Mike Abbink to complete the typeface family.[4] Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) used CDU Kievit, a custom variant of FF Kievit.[5]
Variations
[edit]- FF Kievit Slab is a slab serif variation of FF Kievit, released on 18 September 2013.[6] Like the original FF Kievit, it also features 18 styles with 9 weights.[7]
- FF Kievit Serif is a serif variation of FF Kievit, released on 13 August 2019.[8] The variation inspires old-style and 21st century designs as well as classic serif typefaces, including Garamond and Granjon. It has 14 styles with 7 weights.[9]
Awards
[edit]FF Kievit received an ISTD Premier Award in 2001. It also appeared in a list of best typefaces of the previous decade by ATypI that same year.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "FF Kievit". Mike Abbink. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
- ^ a b info@myfonts.com, Monotype. "FF Kievit - News Font | MyFonts". www.myfonts.com. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- ^ a b "type invaders fonts | FF Kievit Cyrillic and Greek". type-invaders.com. Archived from the original on 2024-05-27. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- ^ "WDR Serif and Sans". boldmonday.com. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- ^ "Michael Abbink". luc.devroye.org. Retrieved 2024-12-24.
- ^ "News: New Release: FF 64". 2015-09-09. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- ^ "FF Kievit Slab". Mike Abbink. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
- ^ "Font News [New Font Release] FontFont released FF Kievit Serif". typecache.com. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
- ^ "FF Kievit Serif". Mike Abbink. Retrieved 2024-12-21.