Designed by Nicola Russo, probably developed from a
nameplate he created in 1971. Drawn with upper- and lowercase
letters. [Aiap]
Announced by Mecanorma in 1972. [Ariadne]
Released without lowercase by Mecanorma, initially named Neo
Prisma [Mecanorma
1975] and later Prisma Neo. [Mecanorma
1980] Comes with a second form for ‘K’. Gemma
is a thin-thick variant of the original lowercase design.
Typony Core 1 (ca. 1980) shows a phototype
adaptation as Sprinter, together with the solid
Satellite. [Oka]
A digital version by Dan X. Solo is included in 24 Moderne
Display Fonts (Dover Publications, 2000) as Neo
Prisma. More…
Designed by Nicola Russo, probably developed from a nameplate he created in 1971. Drawn with upper- and lowercase letters. [Aiap] Announced by Mecanorma in 1972. [Ariadne] Released without lowercase by Mecanorma, initially named Neo Prisma [Mecanorma 1975] and later Prisma Neo. [Mecanorma 1980] Comes with a second form for ‘K’. Gemma is a thin-thick variant of the original lowercase design.
Typony Core 1 (ca. 1980) shows a phototype adaptation as Sprinter, together with the solid Satellite. [Oka]
A digital version by Dan X. Solo is included in 24 Moderne Display Fonts (Dover Publications, 2000) as Neo Prisma. It’s different from the original in several details (most notably in S W Æ Œ Ø & ; ? ! ( ) £ $ ¢ %).
