Custom Typeface for Orchestre de Paris

A 45-member type system built from one man's 18th-century punches

Fournier ODP is a custom type family designed for the Orchestre de Paris, bridging Pierre-Simon Fournier's 18th-century punch-cutting tradition with contemporary typographic needs. The system spans 45 members across Serif, Sans, Gothic, and Graphique series, each calibrated to distinct scales and uses. Optical sizing governs the range: lighter weights draw from Fournier's narrow Cicero Poetique, while bolder weights reference the high x-height Gros Canon titling design. Historical details—reversed letters recalling hasty letterpress composition, mannered italic alternates, re-digitized Fournier ornaments—are embedded selectively rather than applied wholesale.

Set in Fournier ODP