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Nobel (Frere-Jones)

This entry is for the revival by Tobias Frere-Jones. See Nobel for the original by S.H. de Roos (Typefoundry Amsterdam, 1929) and DTL Nobel for the revival by Andrea Fuchs and Fred Smeijers (DTL, 1993).

“Nobel offers personal variations on strict Bauhaus geometry. In 1929, three years after the Futura release, Sjoerd Hendrik de Roos at Amsterdam explored alternative character sets to enliven basic Futura forms. The Nobel series was designed for Font Bureau by Tobias Frere-Jones, who fondly views Nobel as ‘Futura cooked in dirty pots and pans.’ The Extra Lights were added by Cyrus Highsmith and Dyana Weissman.” — Font Bureau, 1993–2003.

Six weights with italics, More…

This entry is for the revival by Tobias Frere-Jones. See Nobel for the original by S.H. de Roos (Typefoundry Amsterdam, 1929) and DTL Nobel for the revival by Andrea Fuchs and Fred Smeijers (DTL, 1993).

“Nobel offers personal variations on strict Bauhaus geometry. In 1929, three years after the Futura release, Sjoerd Hendrik de Roos at Amsterdam explored alternative character sets to enliven basic Futura forms. The Nobel series was designed for Font Bureau by Tobias Frere-Jones, who fondly views Nobel as ‘Futura cooked in dirty pots and pans.’ The Extra Lights were added by Cyrus Highsmith and Dyana Weissman.” — Font Bureau, 1993–2003.

Six weights with italics, plus six condensed weights (upright only). Originally published by Font Bureau as FB Nobel. Transferred from Font Bureau to Frere-Jones Type in 2020; available directly from Frere-Jones Type starting in 2025.

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