Introducing Octant — a steampunk humanist serif

Christian Thalmann

Dear TypeDrawers,

I'd like to introduce my first typeface: Octant, a display font inspired by Victorian brass-and-steel engineering as well as blackletter ornamentation. It comes with wide-ranging language support and decorative ligatures, and is now available on MyFonts at a 51% introductory rebate.

http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/catharsis-fonts/octant/



Kind regards,

Christian Thalmann

Christian Thalmann

Some more demo material...

Nick Shinn

Brilliant!

Jan Schmoeger

How good is this. Genuinely original, beautifully crafted.

James Puckett

I really like the way you’ve managed to do a display face that manages to feel new while combining complexity and some classical sensibility. This reminds me of a lot of the 1990s display type by Barnbrook, but it feels very relevant to now.

Christian Thalmann

Thanks for the kind words!

@ James: I just looked at some Barnbrook fonts — quite a different style, but I do see a similar intent behind them. Fascinating!

Kent Lew

I have become jaded in recent years and there are very few new releases that manage to really engage my attention; but this design definitely caught my eye and piqued my interest. Well conceived and nicely done. Congratulations.

Eris Alar

Congrats - wonderful!

Deleted Account

If I need to show that people are STILL INVENTING letterforms, may I please use a picture of this design?

Christian Thalmann

Thanks for the kind words, everyone!

@ David: Sure thing! Preferably including the font name... ;o)

Nick Shinn

Reminds me of Craig Eliason’s Ambicase in that respect, David.

Christian Thalmann

Octant is now on Bēhance! Any Appreciation would be most appreciated.

http://www.behance.net/gallery/Octant-a-steampunk-serif-font/7252231