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Digitisation and design of Neude, a typeface in style of Amsterdamse School
Art is born of the observation and investigation of nature. — Cicero (106 – 43 BC) Roman statesman, lawyer, political theorist, and philosopher
An introduction to this font is found at the campaing page at voordekunst.
The font Neude has been used on the cover and on the inside of the photo book named Neude 11 by Arjan den Boer, 2018.
The font Neude has been used on the cover and on the inside of the collection of poetry (dichtbundel) named Bokalen by Nanne Nauta, 2017.
Artwork for sponsors for individuals letters during the crowd funding campaign, 2016.
Cotton tote bag for sponsors during the crowd funding campaign, 2016.
Stamps for sponsors during the crowd funding campaign, 2016.
Version 1.011, 20170811, 485 glyphs.
| OpenType Font | TrueType Font |
|---|---|
| Download the OTF file Neude.otf (61 KB)  |
Download the TTF file Neude.ttf (39 KB)  |
| OpenType Sample | TrueType Sample |
|---|---|
| Multi-page PDF specimen Neude-otf-fntsample.pdf (87 KB)  |
Multi-page PDF specimen Neude-ttf-fntsample.pdf (82 KB) |
Support for all numerals will follow soon.
The original design of the thirteen letters on the sculptures found in hall of the former post office at the Neude in Utrecht in the Netherlands was made by Hendrik van den Eijnde. The statues were created in the 1920s and their copyright expired after 2009, 70 years after the death of the artist.
This project, in terms of at least the font files and documentation, has an Open Font License (OFL). This license can be found in the file called LICENSE but also on the site of the authors of the license, SIL International.
The font foundry for this font is Stichting z25.org.
The following software has been used in order to create this font:
Inkscape |
FontForge |
Main sponsor: a.s.r. vastgoed vermogensbeheer en MRP Development
Co-funing: Gemeente Utrecht |
Sponsor als partner van voordekunst: Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds |
Sponsor: Museum Het Schip |
Sponsor printed cotton tote bags: Katoenfrabriek |
The following letters were individually sponsored:
- B for Bibliotheek Utrecht http://bibliotheekutrecht.nl
- H for Hans by Hans van de Camp http://hansvandecamp.nl
- Y for Yppah by Sander Mulder http://www.yppah.com
- Z for Zorgtaal by Arnoud van den Eerenbeemt http://zorgtaal.eu
Thanks go to, in alphabetical order:
Drents Museum |
Arjan den Boer |
BYOB |
Presentation at FOSDEM 2017 |
Crowdfunding at voordekunst |
SETUP |
Guest presentation with 3D models of letters in shopping window in city centre of Utrecht:
sudden |
Hellebaard |
Stichting z25.org |
Neude is also available on the following font sites, but note that the latest version is available first here on GitHub:
Font Library |
DaFont |
FontKe |
LikeFont |
Neude was in the news in the following articles:
- indebuurt.nl/Utrecht, 2016-10-31
- DUIC, 2016-09-28
- Historische Vereniging Haerlem, 2019-08-11