Typeface Design for Vogue Hommes Paris

A titling commission became a full serif family seven years in the making

LL Ivory is Aurèle Sack's first full serif family, originating from a 2016 commission for Vogue Hommes Paris to create a titling typeface alongside his existing LL Brown. Inspired by 19th-century American wood type and poster fonts, Sack retained their extended proportions while refining contrast and serifs through his characteristic grid-based, geometric construction method. When a text version was also required, the development followed an unusual reverse path: a narrow intermediate style was produced first, from which Sack derived the regular-proportion text cut, with contrast progressively reduced and serifs trimmed across the range. Font engineering and mastering was handled by Alphabet, Berlin; the family released in 2023.

Set in LL Ivory