• Standard ligatures
  • Discretionary ligatures
  • Small Caps
  • Swashes
  • Titling capitals
  • Stylistics alternates
  • Contextual Alternates
  • Ornaments
  • Stylistic set 01
  • Stylistic Set 02
  • Stylistic Set 03
  • Stylistic Set 04
  • Stylistic Set 05
Brownstone Sans

Brownstone Sans by Alejandro Paul

One design sparks another. As Alejandro Paul experimented with the strokes and curves of the monoline script Business Penmanship, he discovered interesting new forms and shapes that didn't fit the Spencerian theme of that typeface. These forms simmered in Ale’s subconscious over the next three years, during which time he visited New York City, pored over rare type specimen books in the New York Public Library, and explored Brooklyn’s neighborhoods.

Brownstone, the face born from these explorations, is an original 21st-century design, yet one subtly infused with historical and cultural references -- keen observers might spot influences from decorative typefaces of 19th-century foundries. And just as faces from that era were influenced by contemporary architecture, the frames included with Brownstone echo the ornate iron railings of Park Slope’s row houses. (There’s also a slight 1960s vibe to Brownstone, of novelty swash-sans photocompositing faces, that can be played up at your discretion.)

Influences aside, Brownstone has broad appeal to modern audiences. A soft, monoline sans-serif, with elements of Swiss geometry (see the ‘k’ and ‘x’), its marriage of highly legible, draftsman-like letterforms with decorative swashes and ornaments reflects the old-meets-new aesthetic of the DIY craft culture seen in Brooklyn and other urban centers. It’s ornamental but unfussy, romantic but understated.

Brownstone includes character sets for Latin-based languages, including Western and Eastern European, Baltic, Turkish, Maltese, Celtic and Welsh. Over 1500 glyphs, including small capitals, swash characters, alternates, and ligatures, in both Light and Thin weights. Ornamental frames are also included in both weights.

The Brownstone Frames fonts are available as separate fonts in the new Brownstone Slab family.

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Brownstone received a Certificate of excellence in typeface design at Communication Arts magazine and at the Bienal Tipos Latinos

Opentype features

  • Uppercase
  • Lowercase
  • Superscript
  • Ordinals
  • Currencies
  • Standard ligatures
  • Discretionary ligatures
  • Small Caps
  • Swashes
  • Titling capitals
  • Stylistics alternates
  • Contextual Alternates
  • Ornaments
  • Case Sensitive Forms
  • Latin CE
  • Latin Extended
  • Latin Extended A
  • Latin Extended B
  • Basic latin
  • Access All Alternates
  • Stylistic set 01
  • Stylistic Set 02
  • Stylistic Set 03
  • Stylistic Set 04
  • Stylistic Set 05

Available formats

  • OpenType Font
  • TrueType Font
  • Web Font

Licenses

  • Desktop
  • Webfont
  • Digital Ads
  • Epub
  • MobileApp
  • WebApp
  • Broadcasting
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