Erik van Blokland – Variable Fonts

Variable Fonts v0.2

A simple resource for finding and trying variable fonts

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Designers /

Erik van Blokland

Info: letterror.com

Variable fonts designed by Erik van Blokland

3 results

Action Text

  • Action Text
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
  • Action Text Italic
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
400 900
0 1

​A narrow sans intended for screen usage at small sizes. A sibling of Action Condensed, it offers subtle grade variations for interactive effects or to counteract the effects of different rendering situations (e.g. light type on a dark background).

Tags: body text, sans, gothic, ink traps, multiplexed, multiplexed weight, straight-sided, vertex spread
Design:Erik van Blokland
Publisher:Commercial Type
Characters:Latin, Vietnamese
Released:2020-09-08
Licensing:Paid/commercial
Info/fonts:commercialtype.com

Action Condensed

  • Action Condensed
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
  • Action Condensed Italic
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
300 700
1 3

​A condensed sans with grade variations to subtly change the weight while maintaining consistent widths. Action Text is the counterpart for small sizes.

Tags: decorative/display, sans, gothic, inserat, multiplexed, multiplexed weight, straight-sided
Design:Erik van Blokland
Publisher:Commercial Type
Characters:Latin
Released:2016-01-12
Licensing:By request
Info/fonts:commercialtype.com