Distype

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Distype [Nicolas Deslé] Distype was a small Belgian pixel typeface foundry in Antwerp that specializes in both functional and aesthetic pixel typefaces for online and mobile use. Its typefaces were made by Nicolas Deslé. In 2004 he designed Forma, Norma, Nova, NovaBold, NovaExpanded, NovaExpandedBold, Supra7, Supra7Bold, Supra7Expanded, Supra7ExpandedBold, Supra8, Supra8Bold, Supra8Expanded, Supra8ExpandedBold, Supra9, Supra9Bold, Supra9Expanded, Supra9ExpandedBold, Croma, Dura, Plura. The company is related to the Antwerp-based design company Dislogic. A renewal took place in 2008, with many new typefaces, such as DT Lectrum (legible text family), DT Quartz, DT Corsa, DT Ciny, DT Courriel, DT Domo, DT Punta, DT Libra, DT Ampla, DT Crypt, DT Modula, DT Roma, DT Recta and DT Meta. Some are free, others are not. In 2011, Deslé went commercial at MyFonts and changed his focus, away from ixel typefaces. His commercial fonts include Love Supreme (2011, minimalist sans) and Highriser (2012, a highly legible, uppercase-only bold condensed sans). In 2013, he designed the experimental slab serif typeface La Raza (free download). Typefaces from 2014 include Strima (2014, a clean geometric sans). Typefaces from 2016: Komet (an uppercase condensed sans), Pantra (wonderful geometric sans). Typefaces from 2017: Jade Acres (signature font), Funkturm (a free heavy all caps sans). Typefaces from 2018: Brasley (a geometric sans). Typefaces from 2020: Claspo ND (a neo-grotesque). Typefaces from 2021: Brasley (a clean geometric sans). Type Department link. Home page.	EXTERNAL LINKS Distype [Buy fonts] [Designer info] Fontspring link [Buy fonts] Behance page Creative Market page Klingspor Museum page MyFonts search Monotype search Fontspring search Google search INTERNAL LINKS The Belgian type scene ⦿ Pixel/bitmap fonts ⦿ Type designers ⦿ Type designers ⦿ Commercial fonts (small outfits) ⦿ Sites with only a few free fonts ⦿ Sign language fonts ⦿