The Novera family is a sharp geometric sans in 10 weights plus matching italics, readily available in two versions-- Modern and Classic. It has a contemporary, approachable and multifunctional yet characteristic design, that includes a substantial glyphs set of 1000+ glyphs per typeface, satisfying all typographic needs.
The Design
Vertical terminals, circular shapes and angular peaks-- Novera truely breathes geometry! However the principle goes beyond the application of logical geometry. The intension was to develop a highly clear household appropriate for each day usage inspired by the work of Paul Renner, Eric Gill or Jakob Erbar, combining the geometric with the human and the functional with the unconventional. Although Novera is influenced by the past, its appearance is unmistakingly modern.
Modern vs Classic
Novera is readily available in 2 versions - Modern and Classic - born from the exact same source file however with different characters set as default. This produces subtle but reliable differences such as the double-storey a (Novera Modern) which is enhanced for legibility in longer text paragraphs, rather than the single-storey a (Novera Classic) which permits a purely geometric appearance.
Another distinguishing feature are the ascenders on Novera Mondern, which extend above the cap height for a stylish existence, compared to the ascenders on Novera Classic, ending at the cap height, for a compact and helvetica-flavored look.
Novera Modern was planned for use in body copy, whereas Novera Classic was prepared for headings, brief paragraphs or logos, but both variations can be used vice versa too, of course.
Alternate Characters
To keep neutrality and a contemporary appearance, the standard character set mostly does without distinctive kinds. This remains in contrast to the alternative forms with the gill-like lowercase letters g and t in addition to a conventional shape of S and the German ligature t/z, which traces back to old German spellings. Likewise motivated by German poster designs from the early 20th century are the elongated i-dots and dieresis-dots that can develop eye-catchers in headings or logo designs. By the way, both versions, Novera Modern and Classic, can be developed by means of stylistic set 1, 17 and 18.
Opentype Functions and Symbols
The family comes with lots of opentype features to support contemporary typesetting. This consists of ligatures, different number sets or alternative shapes for texts set in all caps.
If you like arrows and other shapes, you will love Novera! The household has an integrated extensive symbols-set including 48 different arrows and various geometric shapes or icons.
Weights
With its 40 styles and 1000+ glyphs per font, the Novera family covers all conceivable style scenarios from branding to web, app or editorial use. It mixes in completely in text heavy paragraphs with its mid-weights like Light, Regular, Medium or Strong or sticks out like a monument in headlines and posters with its severe weights like Thin, ExtraLight, Black or Ultra.
Testfonts
If you like to test the font styles prior to purchasing the full variation, please follow the link listed below. Please note, all test fonts are readily available for evaluation functions just and contain a minimal character set! A commercial license for the full variation must be purchased independently. Please send out a mail to contact@renebieder.com for more information.
Download the test fonts here: https://www.renebieder.com/test-fonts
Font Family:
· Novera Modern Thin
· Novera Modern Thin Italic
· Novera Modern Extra Light
· Novera Modern Extra Light Italic
· Novera Modern Light
· Novera Modern Light Italic
· Novera Modern Regular
· Novera Modern Regular Italic
· Novera Modern Medium
· Novera Modern Medium Italic
· Novera Modern Semi Bold
· Novera Modern Semi Bold Italic
· Novera Modern Bold
· Novera Modern Bold Italic
· Novera Modern Extra Bold
· Novera Modern Extra Bold Italic
· Novera Modern Black
· Novera Modern Black Italic
· Novera Modern Ultra
· Novera Modern Ultra Italic
· Novera Classic Thin
· Novera Classic Thin Italic
· Novera Classic Extra Light
· Novera Classic Extra Light Italic
· Novera Classic Light
· Novera Classic Light Italic
· Novera Classic Regular
· Novera Classic Regular Italic
· Novera Classic Medium
· Novera Classic Medium Italic
· Novera Classic Semi Bold
· Novera Classic Semi Bold Italic
· Novera Classic Bold
· Novera Classic Bold Italic
· Novera Classic Extra Bold
· Novera Classic Extra Bold Italic
· Novera Classic Black
· Novera Classic Black Italic
· Novera Classic Ultra
· Novera Classic Ultra Italic
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