Asfalt
Asfalt
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Asfalt Compressed
Asfalt Compressed
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- Regular
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- Bold
Asfalt Condensed
Asfalt Condensed
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Asfalt Expanded
Asfalt Expanded
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Asfalt Extended
Asfalt Extended
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About Asfalt
About this typeface
Info
Asfalt’s elongated, tightly-packed forms draw from the design of painted road letters, which are stretched to compensate for the low perspective of an approaching car. From a driver’s seat, words like “STOP” and “GO” read perfectly compact.
A stencilled version of road lettering from Niggli’s mid-century Lettera series became the starting point for our design, plus a design manual for road surface signage found by Fabian in thrift store in Rio de Janeiro.
Asfalt comes in Compressed, Condensed, Normal, Extended, and Expanded widths stretching elegantly across Light, Regular, Medium, and Bold weights.
Credits
Design: Dinamo (Fabian Harb), Olga Umpeleva
Production: Dinamo (Hugo Jourdan), Olga Umpeleva
Artwork: Simon Merz, Bones Garage
Supported Languages
Latin: Spanish, English, Portuguese, Swahili (individual language), Italian, German, Javanese, Malay (individual language), French, Turkish, Polish, Filipino, Indonesian, Yoruba, Standard Malay, Sundanese, Igbo, Northern Uzbek, West Central Oromo, Romanian, Amahuaca, Malagasy, Dutch, Tagalog, Cebuano, Somali, Northern Kurdish, Haitian, Hungarian, Nyanja, Zulu, Shona, Czech, Swedish, Quechua, Kikuyu, Kinyarwanda, Umbundu, Hiligaynon, Iloko, Rundi, Kalenjin, Ganda, Xhosa, Central Kurdish, Afrikaans, Turkmen, Madurese, Low German, Luba-Lulua, Kongo, Danish, Neapolitan, Southern Sotho, Croatian, Minangkabau, Wolof, Kituba (Democratic Republic of Congo), Finnish, Slovak, Swiss German, Pedi, Sicilian, Eastern Oromo, Norwegian, Luo (Kenya and Tanzania), Bemba (Zambia), Catalan, Buginese, Kamba (Kenya), Venetian, Lombard, Borana-Arsi-Guji Oromo, Banjar, Soga, Achinese, Gheg Albanian, Nyankole, Balinese, Jamaican Creole English, Yao, Lithuanian, Bosnian, Waray (Philippines), Slovenian, K'iche', Gusii, Southern Qiandong Miao, Northern Qiandong Miao, Kimbundu, Soninke, Meru, Afar, Pampanga, Hani, Tosk Albanian, Standard Latvian, Central Aymara, Southern Aymara, Batak Toba, Toba, Sena, Chiga, North Ndebele, Bini, Galician, Tumbuka, Scots, Acholi, Dimli (individual language), Kirmanjki (individual language), Tonga (Zambia), Makonde, Anaang, Sardinian, Mandinka, Guadeloupean Creole French, Batak Dairi, Batak Simalungun, Ngazidja Comorian, Standard Estonian, Batak Mandailing, South Ndebele, Morisyen, Khasi, Upper Guinea Crioulo, Chokwe, Gourmanchéma, Kabuverdianu, Lushai, Ndonga, Occitan (post 1500), Uab Meto, Kekchí, Yucateco, Basque, Bari, Piemontese, Welsh, Picard, Chavacano, Bena (Tanzania), Nobiin, Konzo, Friulian, Walloon, Kara-Kalpak, Balkan Romani, Crimean Tatar, Vlax Romani, Maltese, Samoan, Silesian, Batak Karo, Mam, Western Frisian, Sango, Zapotec, Tzeltal, Jola-Fonyi, Tzotzil, Ladino, Efik, Tetum, Luxembourgish, Tetun Dili, Asturian, Papiamento, Tedim Chin, Fijian, Icelandic, Wayuu, Mandjak, Mapudungun, Macedo-Romanian, Kölsch, Kaonde, Montenegrin, Breton, Latgalian, Garifuna, Tonga (Tonga Islands), Amis, Caribbean Hindustani, Huastec, Maore Comorian, Mískito, Irish, Gagauz, Sranan Tongo, Corsican, Purepecha, Tok Pisin, Gilbertese, Kashubian, Arbëreshë Albanian, Mwani, Saramaccan, Võro, Atayal, Papantla Totonac, Bikol, Sangu (Tanzania), Mankanya, Seselwa Creole French, Faroese, Andaandi, Tahitian, Orma, Páez, Chamorro, Kalaallisut, Scottish Gaelic, Marshallese, Aguaruna, Chuukese, Maori, Mattokki, Romansh, Ladin, Central Nahuatl, Ojitlán Chinantec, Karelian, Asháninka, Naga Pidgin, Pohnpeian, Shipibo-Conibo, Shuar, Alekano, Northern Sami, Pijin, Walser, Rarotongan, Acheron, Kaingang, Palauan, Mirandese, Upper Sorbian, Dehu, Aragonese, Tuvalu, Chachi, Bislama, Pichis Ashéninka, Ashéninka Perené, Yanesha', Ixcatlán Mazatec, Kven Finnish, Niuean, Achuar-Shiwiar, Lower Sorbian, Hopi, Nomatsiguenga, Eastern Arrernte, Creek, Rotokas, Mohawk, Tokelau, Algonquin, Cofán, Warlpiri, Matsés, Murrinh-Patha, Chiltepec Chinantec, Veps, Amarakaeri, Interlingua (International Auxiliary Language Association), Oroqen, Cashibo-Cacataibo, Cashinahua, Candoshi-Shapra, Esperanto, Kala Lagaw Ya, Seri, Lule Sami, Southern Sami, Caquinte, Pipil, Inari Sami, Cimbrian, Istro Romanian, Anuta, Meriam Mir, Shawnee, Ido, Aleut, Pintupi-Luritja, Gooniyandi, Ume Sami, Wiradjuri, Han, Volapük, Western Abnaki, Záparo, Munsee, Lojban, Interlingue, Latin, Potawatomi, Eastern Abnaki, Manx, Novial, Klingon, Interglossa, Cornish and Minang
Character Overview
Asfalt In Use
Flash Art. Design by Alessio Avventuroso
Bones Garage. Design by Simon Merz
Nike Berlin — Lauf nicht. Renn. Design by Studio Yukiko. Photos Tobias Faisst, Christopher Gray, Benedikt Rugar, Yukiko. Video by I Am Here.