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ABOUT

Ainsifont (was: Atelier Telescopique, or: Fonderie Nordik) [Xavier Meurice]

Fonderie Nordik was a French type foundry in Wasquehal near Lille, which published some fonts such as Tomica (2009, a geometric sans done for Wéo Télé Nord Pas de Calais), Le Dixca, Le Cicerond, LaNormal, La Lienne. Founded in 1998 by Xavier Meurice and Sébastien Delobel, it changed its name in 2007 to Atelier Telescopique and then to Ainsifont. Stéphane Meurice and Guillaume Berry are also involved.

Font list: Font list: Scard (2000, Xavier Meurice), Stonehenge, Dixca (free pixel font), Fish, Delory, Lienne (2001, with Delobel), Bizeau, Raoul, La Cidulée, Ader (Xavier Meurice, 2002), Tex (2002, pixel font by Xavier Meurice), Normale (free), PSUS (Xavier Meurisse, 2000), Bépierre, Péro, SV01 (dings), Cicerond (free dot matrix font), Réka (2001, Meurice and Delobel), Nuk, Stéroide, Rosoir (2002, Xavier Meurice, dingbats), Equinox, Acropik, Wazemmes, Kune, Stoneheure (2001, Xavier Meurice), Sphiquesie (Xavier Meurice, 2002, an octagonal font), Nyctalope (2002).

Xavier Meurice participates in the type cooperative Ainsifont in Lille. His typefaces there include:

• The rounded sans typeface Fluo (2012, with Stéphane Delobel).
• AF Singolo (2012, with Stéphane Delobel). A stencil typeface created for Lille Design.
• Mento (2015, with Stéphane Delobel). Original from 2007.
• Playtime (2012-2018). A stackable sans typeface by Xavier Meurice and Sébastien Delobel.
• Raoul (2007, with Stéphane Delobel). Original created for the Kursaal in Dunkirk, and named in honor of Lille-based singer Raoul de Godewarsvelde.
• Rubal (2011).
• Screenex.
• Stone Heure (2011). A prismatic typeface.

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INTERNAL LINKS
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