Minotaur
Specimen
Minotaur In Use
The Guernica exhibition catalog introduces the genesis of one of Picasso’s masterpiece through the links that unite the painting to its painter all along his life, and the way the piece drawn into culture up to becoming a popular icon. Painted in 1937, this monumental artwork is both a synthesis of the plastic research conducted by Picasso for 40 years and a popular icon. Exhibited, replicated all over the world, it has been at the same time an anti-franco, an anti-fascist and a pacific symbol. It is also an abundantly quoted, commented and taken up artwork, theorized by art historians and artists. The in-house designers at Gallimard set the book with Minotaur, a typeface that was originally conceived for (but eventually never used by) the Musée Picasso where the exhibition takes place. Minotaur's name is a reference to Picasso's obsession for this creature and its no surprise that in such a book, the name would eventually appear and be set with the typeface! Body text is typeset with Louize, a revival of Perrin’s Augustaux by Matthieu Cortat (see also Alice Savoie’s review). Éditions Gallimard / 320 pages / 25 × 32,5 cm
Minotaur Bold
Guernica exhibition catalogNormandie Impressionniste is a series of exhibitions shown across France: A multidisciplinary festival which celebrates artistic creation from impressionism to the present day. The 2020 edition is not offering a single theme for all of its events, but rather a versatile driving force, rich and open to interpretation: A new day, a new colour. Alias Anostencil is used for the logotype, with Minotaur used for text.
Minotaur Bold
Normandie Impressionniste 2020 and 2022
Information
Design
Release Date
2014-07-22Team
Version
1.501Awards & distinctions
About this font
Despite their seemingly primitive restraints, these fonts are legible at any size. And they have their own beauty too: Minotaur Serif, in particular, balances its harsh contours with the elegant skeleton of its early 20th-century model.
Minotaur offers a richness not found in most type; one that rewards viewers in new ways as they step closer to the canvas.
Formats
Static (OTF, TTF, WOFF, WOFF2)Language support
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About the designers
Jean-Baptiste Levée is a type designer with a strong focus on corporate and bespoke typefaces.
Jean-Baptiste Levée
CEO, founder
Jean-Baptiste Levée (1981) has designed over a hundred typefaces for industry, moving pictures, fashion and media. He is the founder of the independent foundry Production Type.
Glyphs
OpenType Features
Case-Sensitive Forms
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offDiscretionary Ligatures
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offHistorical Forms
History
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offTabular Figures
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offLining Figures
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offOldstyle Figures
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offProportional Figures
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offScientific Inferiors
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offNumerators
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offDenominators
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offFractions
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offOrdinals
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offStylistic Set 1
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offStylistic Set 2
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offStylistic Set 3
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offStylistic Set 4
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offPair well with Minotaur
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