Le Chaufferie
1,200+ ligatures to tame systematic overlap
Le Chaufferie is a layering typeface by Damien Gautier in which each letter overlaps the previous one. Over 1,200 OpenType ligatures automatically resolve the resulting collisions, with alternate glyphs available for further refinement. The typeface won the ATypI Bukva:raz! 2002 prize for excellence.
Set in Le Chaufferie
Insights
- The core mechanism is deliberate letter stacking; collision management is handled through an extensive ligature system, with alternates for further refinement.
- OpenType features make a structurally complex face practical to use, per the designer's own description.
- Roxane Gataud contributed to development; released by 205tf in 2010.
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