Typeface Design for Typotheque
A sans and a companion typeface developed in tandem, each shaping the other
Echo is a humanist sans-serif designed as a companion to Charlie, with both families developed concurrently so each could inform the other. Its forms carry subtle broad-nib pen influence while remaining clear and direct, with both families noted as suitable for signage and wayfinding. Each weight ships with nine numeral variants—proportional old-style (default), lining, tabular lining, tabular old-style, small caps, superior, inferior, circled, and circled inverted—and licensees can select which variant is embedded as the in-font default. The family covers Latin, Cyrillic, and Greek scripts.
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Insights
- Echo and Charlie were designed simultaneously, with decisions on each typeface directly influencing the other.
- Both Echo and Charlie are noted as useful for signage and wayfinding; Charlie additionally includes dedicated arrow and symbol sets for those contexts.
- Separate specialists handled each script: Ross Milne (Latin), Gayaneh Bagdasaryan (Cyrillic), and Natasha Raissaki (Greek).
- Licensees can select which of the nine numeral variants is embedded as the font default at the point of licensing.
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