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Stratos In Use
- Sottises is a magazine which aims to give an overview of the artistic and cultural emergence in Lyon. The third issue is dedicated to digital culture, and all images are printed in RGB instead of the conventional CMYK. It also represents the first use of Immortel Infra, a typeface that still is in progress. It is contrasted with Stratos Medium by Yoann Minet, which was chosen because its strong color and brutal shapes leave space for Immortel’s subtle and classic voice.
Stratos Black
Sottises 3, “Digital Issue” - Ludia is a developer of video games based in Montréal, Canada. The company was founded in 2007 and grew big with releases of games derived from popular TV content. Since 2011 they have been specializing in games exclusively for cellphones, which has made them a pioneer in the field. Currently almost 400 people work for Ludia.In 2021 Ludia was taken over by another game developing company, Jam City, based in Culver City, California. This event prompted the rethinking of Ludia’s corporate design. It was conceived of and carried out by LG2, Canada’s biggest independent design agency, with offices in Montréal and Toronto.The new brand design is based on three clear elements. First of all, a scheme of vibrant colors that bring joy and connect the visuals to the core of the business: playing. Second, the treatment of the images: instead of overloaded screenshot scenes from games, single objects are given iconic prominence. And last but not least, a typographic treatment that adds a very sober, straightforward tone to it all.The typeface used is Stratos, designed by Yoann Minet and released at Production Type in 2016. It is a geometric sans that combines condensed caps with significantly wider lowercase characters of a modernist appeal. This results in different “spices” of the typeface according to its use.The derived Ludia logotype picks up on the condensed spice and intentionally emulates the contour of a smartphone. But the designers of LG2 didn’t stop there. Apart from online and offline media, they also redesigned Ludia’s office space in Montréal, following the same spirit, mixing playful colors and sober typography.
Stratos Black
Ludia
Information
Design
Release Date
2015-09-03Team
Version
2.002Awards & distinctions
About this font
Stratos is a geometric grotesque whose peculiar utility is derived from unusual ideas about proportion. It eschews conventional notions of typographic relationships — not just for novel effect, but to empower the user to do more interesting things with type.
The first and most obvious of these surprises can be seen in the difference between its upper- and lowercase. The caps are condensed, inspired by gothic wood type of the 20th century, while the minuscules are akin to certain classic geometric sans serifs, with circular rounds (o, d, b, p, q) and horizontal terminals (a, c, e, g, s). This contradiction presents intriguing possibilities. Used separately, the two designs exude individual personalities: the compact caps fill a page with the impact of a Victorian-era poster; the lowercase conveys an austere modernity. When employed together, the look is unexpected but surprisingly functional, thanks to carefully balanced spacing and weight.
The other uncommon concept has to do with the widths between weights. In Stratos, a line set in Black occupies no more space than one set in Thin. Each of the family’s ten weights share a common width — a technique known as multiplexing. This is useful for experimenting with font choice in magazine layouts, where content can remain constant while weight is adjusted. It also presents interesting opportunities for expressive and responsive typography. A website with dynamic backgrounds, for example, can serve the appropriate weight for optimal legibility without effecting the width of the text or the wrapping of lines. The upper- and lowercase letters are multiplexed as well, offering even more design flexibility.
Formats
Static (OTF, TTF, WOFF, WOFF2)Language support
Abaza, Acheron, Achinese, Acholi, Adyghe, Afar, Afrikaans, Aghul, Ahtna, Alekano, Aleut, Amahuaca, Amarakaeri, Amis, Anaang, Andaandi, Dongolawi, Andi, Anuta, Ao Naga, Aragonese, Arbëreshë Albanian, Arvanitika Albanian, Asháninka, Ashéninka Perené, Asu (Tanzania), Atayal, Avaric, Balinese, Bari, Basque, Batak Dairi, Batak Karo, Batak Mandailing, Batak Simalungun, Batak Toba, Belarusian, Bemba (Zambia), Bena (Tanzania), Bikol, Bislama, Borana-Arsi-Guji Oromo, Bosnian, Breton, Budukh, Buginese, Candoshi-Shapra, Caquinte, Cashibo-Cacataibo, Catalan, Cebuano, Central Aymara, Central Kurdish, Chamalal, Chamorro, Chavacano, Chechen, Chiga, Chiltepec Chinantec, Chinese Buriat, Chokwe, Chuukese, Cimbrian, Cofán, Congo Swahili, Cook Islands Māori, Cornish, Corsican, Creek, Crimean Tatar, Crimean Tatar, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dargwa, Dehu, Dungan, Dutch, Eastern Arrernte, Eastern Oromo, Embu, English, Erzya, Ese Ejja, Faroese, Fijian, Filipino, Finnish, French, Friulian, Galician, Ganda, Ga’anda, German, Gheg Albanian, Gilbertese, Gooniyandi, Gourmanchéma, Guadeloupean Creole French, Gusii, Haitian, Halh Mongolian, Hani, Hiligaynon, Ho-Chunk, Hopi, Huastec, Hungarian, Icelandic, Iloko, Inari Sami, Indonesian, Ingush, Irish, Istro Romanian, Italian, Ixcatlán Mazatec, Jamaican Creole English, Japanese, Javanese, Jola-Fonyi, Judeo-Tat, K'iche', Kabardian, Kabuverdianu, Kala Lagaw Ya, Kalaallisut, Kalenjin, Kalmyk, Kamba (Kenya), Kaonde, Kaqchikel, Karachay-Balkar, Karelian, Kashubian, Kazakh, Kekchí, Kenzi, Mattokki, Khasi, Kikuyu, Kimbundu, Kinyarwanda, Kirghiz, Kituba (DRC), Kongo, Konzo, Kuanyama, Kumyk, Kven Finnish, Kölsch, Ladin, Ladino, Lak, Latgalian, Lezghian, Ligurian, Lithuanian, Lombard, Low German, Lower Sorbian, Lozi, Luba-Lulua, Lule Sami, Luo (Kenya and Tanzania), Luxembourgish, Macedo-Romanian, Macedonian, Makhuwa, Makhuwa-Meetto, Makonde, Makwe, Malagasy, Malaysian, Maltese, Mandinka, Manx, Maore Comorian, Maori, Mapudungun, Matsés, Mauritian Creole, Meriam Mir, Meru, Minangkabau, Mirandese, Modern Greek, Mohawk, Moksha, Mongolian Buriat, Montenegrin, Munsee, Murrinh-Patha, Muslim Tat, Muslim Tat, Mwani, Mískito, Naga Pidgin, Ndonga, Neapolitan, Ngazidja Comorian, Niuean, Nobiin, Nogai, Nomatsiguenga, North Azerbaijani, North Ndebele, Northern Kurdish, Northern Qiandong Miao, Northern Sami, Northern Uzbek, Norwegian, Nyanja, Nyankole, Occitan, Orma, Oroqen, Otuho, Palauan, Paluan, Pampanga, Papiamento, Pedi, Picard, Pichis Ashéninka, Piemontese, Pijin, Pintupi-Luritja, Pite Sami, Pohnpeian, Polish, Portuguese, Potawatomi, Quechua, Romanian, Romansh, Rotokas, Rundi, Russian, Russian Buriat, Rusyn, Rutul, Rwa, Samburu, Samoan, Sango, Sangu (Tanzania), Saramaccan, Sardinian, Scottish Gaelic, Sena, Seri, Seselwa Creole French, Shambala, Shawnee, Shipibo-Conibo, Shona, Sicilian, Silesian, Slovak, Slovenian, Soga, Somali, Soninke, South Azerbaijani, South Ndebele, Southern Aymara, Southern Qiandong Miao, Southern Sami, Southern Sotho, Spanish, Sranan Tongo, Standard Estonian, Standard Latvian, Standard Malay, Sundanese, Swahili, Swati, Swedish, Swiss German, Tabassaran, Tagalog, Tahitian, Taita, Talysh, Tatar, Tedim Chin, Tetum, Tetun Dili, Tiv, Tok Pisin, Tokelau, Tonga (Tonga Islands), Tosk Albanian, Tsakhur, Tsakhur, Tsonga, Tswana, Tumbuka, Turkish, Turkmen, Tuvinian, Tzeltal, Tzotzil, Uab Meto, Ukrainian, Ume Sami, Upper Guinea Crioulo, Upper Sorbian, Venetian, Veps, Võro, Walloon, Walser, Wangaaybuwan-Ngiyambaa, Waray (Philippines), Warlpiri, Wayuu, Welsh, West Central Oromo, Western Abnaki, Western Frisian, Wik-Mungkan, Wiradjuri, Wolof, Xhosa, Yanesha', Yao, Yapese, Yindjibarndi, Yucateco, Zulu, Zuni, Záparo
About the designers
Yoann Minet
Designer
Yoann Minet is an École Estienne alumni where he grew an attire in both cultural aspects of type design and folklore. His works span from the most traditional aspects of text typefaces to utterly contemporary designs. He is the co-founder of the design studio Bureau Brut.
Glyphs
OpenType Features
Case-Sensitive Forms
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offStandard Ligatures
fichier flicker affliger
offSlashed Zero
0123456789
offLining Figures
H0123456789
offOldstyle Figures
H0123456789
offProportional Figures
H0123456789
offTabular Figures
H0123456789
offSuperscript
H012345679
offScientific Inferiors
H012345679
offNumerators
H012345679
offDenominators
H012345679
offFractions
1/4 1/2 3/4
offContextual Alternates
ΆΑ ΆΒ ΆΓ ΆΔ ΆΕ ΆΖ ΆΗ ΆΘ ΆΙ ΆΚ ΆΛ ΆΜ ΆΝ ΆΞ ΆΟ ΆΠ ΆΡ
offOrdinals
2a 2o NO No Nº N° nO no nº n°
offOrnaments
+ − ± × ÷ = < >
offStylistic Set 1
another animal
offStylistic Set 2
big guy, tough guy
offStylistic Set 3
012345678910
offStylistic Set 4
012345678910
offStylistic Set 5
<>+−×÷=±
offStylistic Set 6
abcdef
offStylistic Set 7
ДЛЖКвгджзийклптцчшщъью
offStylistic Set 8
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offPair well with Stratos
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