“A display face referencing the typography of paperback science fiction from the ’70s and early ’80s. Many of the typefaces from this time and genre, originally drawn for dry transfer and photo-lettering, were never digitized as carefully as they deserved — Nichrome seeks to remedy this for current technology and style, not by reviving any single typeface, but by capturing elements of many.” [Mass-Driver]

Launched in a pre-release version on Future Fonts in April 2020. The fifth update (August 2020) featured five new weights, completing the weight range to 8 styles. The final version was released in August 2021, also in variable font format.