ITC New Esprit

16 styles · 2 widths · Latin

Originally drawn in 1985, Jovica Veljović had intended to add a few kerning pairs and make some minor refinements to the letterforms.
However, his work lead him to take a fresh look at the family. Veljović recalls, … I soon realized that some characters could benefit by more refined shapes and proportions. By the time I was done, I had worked on just about every character in the original design."

In fact the end result is two systems: one optimized for extended texts; the other for display settings.
The original elegance of the design is not lost, but the new design brings with it letterforms that are altogether more harmonious and balanced. The roman is dynamic and spirited, just oozing character.
The italic by contrast is a little more restrained, but nonetheless an elegant and fitting accompaniment.

The text-optimized fonts come with a generous x-height, and slightly less contrast; though its marginally wider proportions let in the light, making it very legible even at small sizes.
ITC New Esprit ® is a versatile family, brought to you in four weights from regular to black.
OpenType features like small caps, alternates, and a broad character set make this a welcome addition to everyone's font library.
Whether you want elegant and legible text, or dynamic and personable headlines, then you'll want to click through to see more of ITC New Esprit.

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Style
Der Geist liebt das Feste, Gestaltete, er will sich auf seine Zeichen verlassen können, er liebt das Seiende, nicht das Werdende, das Wirkliche und nicht das Mögliche. Er duldet nicht, daß ein Omega eine Schlange oder Vogel werde. In der Natur kann der Geist nicht leben, nur g e g e n sie, nur als

Styles

  • Regular400

  • Medium500

  • Bold700

  • Black900

  • Regular Italic400

  • Medium Italic500

  • Bold Italic700

  • Black Italic900

Features

FeatureWithoutWith

dligDiscretionary Ligatures

Discretionary Ligatures: ct gj st tt ...

ligaStandard Ligatures

Standard Ligatures: affine buffled fj ffj fh fb ffb fk ft

ss01Stylistic Set 01

Alternative s

Stylistic Set 01: sunday

ss02Stylistic Set 02

Alternative J

Stylistic Set 02: Johannes

Character set

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16 styles · 2 widths · Latin