Forget the Wild West – here’s the Wild East

Frode Bo Helland17 May 2014

Whereas most reverse contrast slab serifs bear the dusty smell of Wild West, Mønster by Sindre Bremnes stands out with a scent of the orient. More eastern than western in its design, this clash of cultures is tightly spaced for creating striking headlines. Named after the Norwegian word for “pattern”, Mønster’s odd letter forms and exaggerated shapes combine into powerful, vigorous patterns, making a bold statement of any title. Read more about the design.

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Frode Bo Helland17 May 2014#

(Admins: Is there no way to edit posts anymore? Would love to have those images a little less obtrusive.)

hrant17 May 2014#

Amazing^3.

hhp

Martin Silvertant31 Jul 2014#

Wow, Mønster is brilliant. I don't usually like these Wild West slabs, but this one is awesome. Very clever design.

hrant31 Jul 2014#

I'll be using it prominently in my TypeCon talk tomorrow!

hhp

Martin Silvertant31 Jul 2014#

What are you going to say about it?

hrant1 Aug 2014#

Actually I'm using it for [most of] the text, so not much. Except that it evokes the non-Latin world, so it's suitable for my talk.

hhp

Martin Silvertant1 Aug 2014#

Why would you use this for text though? It seems weird to use a Western/Eastern hybrid in such a context. I wouldn't consider it appropriate. I would probably use it as a display type if my talk involved Western typography. Using it because it "evokes the non-Latin world" (which, to me it doesn't to the extent I think you're implying) seems silly. Isn't your choice in selecting this typeface a matter of personal indulgement rather than practical, appropriate use?

hrant5 Aug 2014#

Actually I ended up using Trilby for most of the text (which wasn't that much anyway though) and I used Mønster for the titles.

But I feel they both do evoke the non-Latin world (in fact David seems to ascribe his attraction to "reverse-contrast" to his Jewish background) which is appropriate because my talk was about how Latin libre fonts should be made more open to non-Latin extensions (by adopting an Apache license instead of OFL).

hhp

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