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Ondine is an informal script typeface designed by Swiss type designer Adrian Frutiger in 1954 for the Deberny & Peignot font foundry in France.
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| Category | Script |
|---|---|
| Classification | Humanist |
| Designer(s) | |
| Foundry | Deberny & Peignot |
| Date released | 1954 |
| Re-issuing foundries | Linotype, URW, Bitstream |
The name 'Ondine' translates from French to 'wave' due to its dramatic stroke contrast and informal look. The font seems like it was made with a thick pen, but Frutiger cut the letters on paper with a pair of scissors. The inspiration for the design traces its roots to handwriting in the humanist era, which was the peak of Italian Renaissance typography in the 15th century. This movement was very popular in Florence, the heart of the Humanist movement home to several well-known type schools. Writers at the time aimed to replicate the writing style of literary works, taking form and style into consideration.[1]
Ondine has a clean and open look, and text set in it appears to have been written many centuries ago. Ondine is best used when set at large point sizes for titles and headlines.
It is one of Frutiger's earliest type designs, having cut Président and Méridien around the same time.[2] A couple years later, he would go on to make a name for himself by creating his Univers family.
The typeface was popular for labels and signage during the pre-digital era, and was available on many dry rub transfer sheets during the 70s and 80s.
Ondine is available through Linotype and URW foundries. It was digitized by Adobe Systems Incorporated in 1995. Bitstream created a version of Ondine called Formal Script 421.[3]
References
[edit]- https://multimediaman.blog/tag/ondine/
- https://www.myfonts.com/collections/ondine-font-linotype?queryId=af123a7034e39eec77d3301bd159aeae&eventName=Product%20Clicked&index=universal_search_data&objectIDs=5835250000&positions=1&inline=true&userquery=Ondine&aa_origin=autocomplete
- http://www.identifont.com/show?T6
- https://luc.devroye.org/fonts-71020.html
- ^ "Ondine Font | Webfont & Desktop | MyFonts". www.myfonts.com. Retrieved 2025-05-19.
- ^ multimediaman, Author (2015-12-21). "Ondine". MULTIMEDIAMAN. Retrieved 2025-05-19.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ "Adrian Frutiger". luc.devroye.org. Retrieved 2025-05-19.