Typeface Design for Print and Web
A middle register between proportional and monospaced
Chairman Semi-Mono is the intermediate width variant within Nikola Djurek's Chairman type system at Typotheque, sitting between the fully proportional and fixed-width members of the family. By compressing the natural width range of characters it produces a more even paragraph texture while feeling monospaced. The broader Chairman family spans 48 styles, variable fonts, and optical sizes for text and display use.
Set in Chairman Semi-Mono
Insights
- The family articulates three distinct spacing systems — proportional, semi-mono, and mono — each producing a different paragraph rhythm from shared letterforms.
- Chairman inverts conventional display logic: at large sizes it grows quieter rather than more expressive, reserving personality for small text.
- Eight intonation marks are included, drawing on Hervé Bazin's 1966 proposals and three additional historical and contemporary sources, available as exclamation mark variants.
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