Mark Wyner :vm: on Nostr: In 2010 Airbus conducted a research study to find an optimal aeronautical typeface ...
In 2010 Airbus conducted a research study to find an optimal aeronautical typeface for cockpits. A couple years later they commissioned a full font family. They call it B612.
While it’s not quite my taste, it’s practical. What I like is its origin story. And also how they named it after the asteroid in Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s classic book “The Little Prince.”
More:
https://b612-font.com/#Font #Typeface #Design #Accessibility #A11y #TheLittlePrince
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