Moulin
Description
Moulin is an asymmetrical flared design characterized by a distinct rhythm. The balance of black and white, in combination with the tension between inner and outer forms, and the strong emphasis on incoming and outgoing strokes produces a sculptural rather than calligraphic character, resulting in a comfortable texture for text and an assertive personality at display sizes.
Moulin is influenced by classical lettering, the work of Ladislas Mandel, and Adrian Frutiger’s underappreciated Icone from 1980. The distinct shape created between letters by the sweeping curves at the typeface’s incoming and outgoing points makes for a fascinating tension between regularity and asymmetry. However, where Icone is systematic, Moulin is idiosyncratic. Icone has highly regularized proportions and shapes, while Moulin has more variety, giving it a crackling energy that holds a reader’s attention.
