FF Kievit is a humanist sans-serif typeface designed by Mike Abbink, Christian Schwartz and Paul van dan Laan, published by FontShop International, and released in 2001. It currently has 18 styles, including 9 weights and true italics, as well as small caps and text figures. It is described as being "ideal for large projects in print and on screen."[1]
It features large x-height as well as open apertures, which are optimised for small text sizes. It takes inspiration from a number of classic sans-serif typefaces, such as Frutiger and Univers, and humanist serif typefaces including Garamond.[1]
History
Work for FF Kievit began by Mike Abbink when he was a student in design school over a few years and completed at Studio Method Inc. in San Francisco.[1] The typeface was published by FontShop International in 2001. The original typeface family consisted of 12 styles, with six weights: Regular, Book, Medium, Bold, Extra Bold, and Black, but three lighter weights, Thin, Extra Light and Light, were later added by Paul van der Laan.[2]
Usage
FF Kievit was used as main typeface in Autodesk in the 2000s.[2] University of California currently uses FF Kievit as main sans-serif typeface along with the serif typeface Lyon.[3]
Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR, a German broadcasting service) also uses a customized version of FF Kievit, called WDR Sans. WDR designed WDR Slab and WDR Serif, based on FF Kievit, in partnership with Mike Abbink to complete the typeface family.[4]
Variations
- FF Kievit Slab is a slab serif variation of FF Kievit, released on 18 September 2013.[5] Like the original FF Kievit, it also features 18 styles with 9 weights, and multiple OpenType features.[1]
- FF Kievit Serif is a serif variation of FF Kievit, released on 13 August 2019.[6] The variation has 14 styles with 7 weights, and numerous OpenType features. It is inspired by old-style serif fonts, such as Garamond and Granjon.[7]
Awards
FF Kievit received an award at ISTD TypoGraphic Awards 2001. It was featured on list of ATypI's best typefaces from previous century.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e info@myfonts.com, Monotype. "FF Kievit - News Font | MyFonts". www.myfonts.com. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- ^ a b "type invaders fonts | FF Kievit Cyrillic and Greek". type-invaders.com. Archived from the original on 2024-05-27. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- ^ "Typography | Brand Guidelines | University of California". brand.universityofcalifornia.edu. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
- ^ "WDR Serif and Sans". boldmonday.com. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- ^ "News: New Release: FF 64". 2015-09-09. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- ^ "Font News [New Font Release] FontFont released FF Kievit Serif". typecache.com. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
- ^ "FF Kievit Serif Font | Webfont & Desktop | MyFonts". www.myfonts.com. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
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