| Name | Neutraface Font |
| Style | Geometric, sans-serif |
| Designer | Christian Schwartz |
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Neutraface Font is a geometric sans-serif typeface designed by Christian Schwartz for House Industries, an American digital typeface foundry. It was influenced by the work of architect Richard Neutra and was developed with the help of Neutra’s son and former partner, Dion Neutra.
Design
Neutraface was designed by Christian Schwartz for a year with the art direction assistance of Ken Barber and Andy Cruz. It was the result of a project initiated by Schwartz to design “the most typographically complete geometric sans serif family,” based on Richard Neutra’s principles of architecture and design. The Neutraface alphabet was developed through consultation with Neutra’s son and former partner, Dion Neutra, and with reference to signs on buildings designed by Neutra. Since there were limited samples of Neutra and non-minuscule signaling, much of the design was Schwartz’s invention. Avenir, Futura, Nobel, and Tempo influenced the lowercase.
Although Neutraface was conceived as a screen and title typeface, Neutraface Text was created to complement Neutraface Display. Neutraface Text has a higher x-height than its screen counterpart and a higher line contrast.
Styles
Neutraface was originally released with the Display and Text styles. Additional weights have been posted.
Neutraface Condensed is an adaptation of Neutraface with a condensed width that Schwartz began developing as soon as he and his colleagues realized how popular the original series was. It was launched by House Industries in 2004.
Neutraface No. 2 is a review of Neutraface by Schwartz in response to what he perceived as a demand for a “more ‘normal'” Neutraface. Schwartz describes it as a “director’s cut” from the original typeface, the main change being its raised crossbars, which reduces the eccentricity of the design and increases its suitability for body text. Neutraface No. 2 was released by House Industries in 2007. The family also included an online face.
Neutraface Slab is a derivative of Neutraface in a slab serif style, following the geometric slab-serif style popular in the interwar period. The concept originated as a joke, but when Schwartz proposed the idea to House Industries, they convinced him to go ahead with the concept. Neutraface Slab development by Schwartz, Kai Bernau, and Susana Carvalho began in 2005 and was launched by House Industries in 2009 in text and display weights.
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Neutraface Font Uses
Neutraface on the Shake Shack logo.
Neutraface is widely used, and Schwartz has commented, “I can’t leave my apartment without running into an ad for a new condo development that uses it, or a restaurant, or a new cookbook.” Some examples of the use of Neutraface are in the signage of the Shake Shack chain in New York City, the book covers of Taschen’s Movie Icons series, the advertising material of Wendy’s fast-food restaurants, and the posters of films. For example, it was used for the title of the 2005 remake of House of Wax and the 2008 film Quantum of Solace. Neutraface was also used in both the intro and outing of the 2005 movie Robots.
Neutraface was also the subject of a parody video of Lady Gaga’s song “Poker Face” on YouTube, titled “Neutra Face: An Ode On A Typeface.”
When asked why Neutraface became popular, Schwartz commented: “I guess it was normal enough and different enough … a House font that you could buy and your boss would let you use. You can only do so much with Rat Fink fonts.
FEATURES
AUTOMATIC LOWER CASE If you specify “Small Caps,” InDesign and Photoshop will automatically substitute true lowercase characters, as well as corresponding figures and punctuation, for any * lowercase * characters.
Neutraface Text Alternatives Neutraface text contains several stylistic alternate characters.
LIGATURES This feature is enabled by default. It will replace a long list of ligatures “f” and “t”. For example, open InDesign or Photoshop and type “ff” or “tt.”
Neutraface display alternatives The Neutraface display contains several stylistic alternate characters useful when a purely geometric configuration is desired.
TEXT FIGURE STYLES
Neutraface Font Preview
Neutraface Font Family
- NEUTRAFACE DISPLAY THIN
- NEUTRAFACE DISPLAY LIGHT
- NEUTRAFACE DISPLAY MEDIUM
- NEUTRAFACE DISPLAY BOLD
- NEUTRAFACE DISPLAY TITLING
- NEUTRAFACE DISPLAY DRAFTING
- Neutraface Text Light
- Neutraface Text Light Italic
- Neutraface Text Book
- Neutraface Text Book Italic
- Neutraface Text Demi
- Neutraface Text Demi Italic
- Neutraface Text Bold
- Neutraface Text Bold Italic
Similar Fonts To Neutraface
- Arquitecta
- Nobel
Download Neutraface Font Family
How to install Neutraface Font on Windows
- Download the font files.
- Right-click the font, and click Install.
- Your new fonts will appear in the fonts list in Word.
How to install Neutraface Font on Mac
After downloading a font, let’s say Freight Sans font. It came in a zip format. Just double-click on the file and it will unzip immediately. The fonts basically come with .ttf (TrueType Font) or.OTF (OpenType Font) format.
- Click on the font files. It will open like the picture below.
- Click the Install button down on the right corner. It is marked in the picture below.
Your font is now installed.
