Industry: Design

Delusse Family

A modern heir to Vendôme, softened for the page

Delusse is a Latin text typeface designed by Sandrine Nugue with assistance from Thomas Bouillet. The uprights draw from François Ganeau's Vendôme but adopt a gentler tone suited to extended reading, while the italics are entirely Nugue's own invention. The family name honors Marguerite Delusse, the married name of late-eighteenth-century engraver Marguerite Vendôme.

Set in Delusse

Insights

Nugue balanced the spiky graphic energy of Vendôme against softness required for longform readability.
The italic was developed independently of the Vendôme reference, representing a distinct design voice.
The family name links back to Marguerite Vendôme, described as one of the most skilled engravers of the late eighteenth century.