{"id":604,"date":"2017-05-26T20:09:18","date_gmt":"2017-05-26T19:09:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/feren.cz\/?p=604"},"modified":"2020-10-26T16:08:23","modified_gmt":"2020-10-26T15:08:23","slug":"constantin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/?p=604","title":{"rendered":"Constantin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Based on the work of the Constantin widows \u2013 whose foundry operated in Nancy, France, during the 19th century \u2013 I designed this didone style bold typeface. (Caract\u00e8res de la fonderie de veuve Constantin ain\u00e9 et Constantin jeune, \u00e0 Nancy, Meurthe.)<\/p>\n<p>My work offers an interpretation on the original typeface design, and the first sketches were specifically based on the \u201cgros canon\u201d body size letters. In this design, the thick and thin lines are highly contrasted, the stroke terminals end in a round form, and sharp cuts evoke a contemporary feel.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen.png\" alt=\"constantin_specimen\" width=\"5669\" height=\"4252\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen.png 5669w, https:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen-550x413.png 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 5669px) 100vw, 5669px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen2.png\" alt=\"constantin_specimen2\" width=\"5669\" height=\"4252\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen2.png 5669w, https:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen2-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen2-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen2-550x413.png 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 5669px) 100vw, 5669px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen3.png\" alt=\"constantin_specimen3\" width=\"5669\" height=\"4252\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen3.png 5669w, https:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen3-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen3-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen3-550x413.png 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 5669px) 100vw, 5669px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This typeface was originally designed with displays in mind, such as posters. In order to make it applicable to shorter texts and highlights, it was later modified so as to function as a bold weight and heavily contrasted body typeface. The addition of a variety of weights, such as thin, regular, and bold, is still to come.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen4.png\" alt=\"constantin_specimen4\" width=\"5669\" height=\"4252\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen4.png 5669w, https:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen4-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen4-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen4-550x413.png 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 5669px) 100vw, 5669px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen5.png\" alt=\"constantin_specimen5\" width=\"5669\" height=\"4252\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen5.png 5669w, https:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen5-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen5-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen5-550x413.png 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 5669px) 100vw, 5669px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen61.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen61.png\" alt=\"constantin_specimen6\" width=\"5669\" height=\"4252\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen61.png 5669w, https:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen61-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen61-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen61-550x413.png 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 5669px) 100vw, 5669px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen71.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen71.png\" alt=\"constantin_specimen7\" width=\"5669\" height=\"4252\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen71.png 5669w, https:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen71-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen71-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen71-550x413.png 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 5669px) 100vw, 5669px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen81.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen81.png\" alt=\"constantin_specimen8\" width=\"5669\" height=\"4252\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen81.png 5669w, https:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen81-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen81-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen81-550x413.png 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 5669px) 100vw, 5669px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen91.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen91.png\" alt=\"constantin_specimen9\" width=\"5669\" height=\"4252\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen91.png 5669w, https:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen91-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen91-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen91-550x413.png 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 5669px) 100vw, 5669px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen10.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen10.png\" alt=\"constantin_specimen10\" width=\"2835\" height=\"2126\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen10.png 2835w, https:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen10-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen10-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen10-550x412.png 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2835px) 100vw, 2835px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With Constantin being a didone style typface, the axis of the \u2018o\u2019 has a precisely vertical stress, as well as that of the \u2018e\u2019, \u2018g\u2019 and all the round letters. In many cases, the stroke terminals are ball shaped. However, rather than bridging the \u2018ball\u2019 and the stroke with a lightly curved arc, the terminal is adjoined in an acute angle, signifying the insertion of the typeface into the digital medium. The contrast between thin and thick lines is abrupt and dramatic, and the width of the thin strokes is always the same and is equal to the height of the serifs. The serifs are un-bracketed and thin. In sum, the typeface was constructed in a systematic and logical fashion: the shapes can be divided into separate groups, creating a coherent system, and rendering the texture vibrant yet legible.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen11.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen11.png\" alt=\"constantin_specimen11\" width=\"5669\" height=\"4252\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen11.png 5669w, https:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen11-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen11-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen11-550x413.png 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 5669px) 100vw, 5669px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen121.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen121.png\" alt=\"constantin_specimen12\" width=\"5669\" height=\"4252\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen121.png 5669w, https:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen121-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen121-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/constantin_specimen121-550x413.png 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 5669px) 100vw, 5669px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Based on the work of the Constantin widows \u2013 whose foundry operated in Nancy, France, during the 19th century \u2013 I designed this didone style bold typeface. (Caract\u00e8res de la fonderie de veuve Constantin ain\u00e9 et Constantin jeune, \u00e0 Nancy, Meurthe.) My work offers an interpretation on the original typeface design, and the first sketches [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":632,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[107],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-604","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-typography"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/604","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=604"}],"version-history":[{"count":46,"href":"https:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/604\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":666,"href":"https:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/604\/revisions\/666"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/632"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feren.cz\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}