Typeface Design for Helmut

A 1940 newspaper back cover became a type design starting point

Helmut originated from a 1940 back cover of the French newspaper L'Illustration, discovered by studio Superscript². Unusual letterform proportions, an E with an overlapping acute accent, and an ET ligature on that source artifact sparked the design. The family features small capitals at half the capital height, an extensive ligature system, and three width variants.

Set in Helmut