Author's note

Aa Halftone by Anke Arnold is a free eroded display font with broad, weighty letters and a playful screen-printed finish. Its most distinctive feature is the shifting pattern of checkered gaps and round perforations, which breaks the dark forms into lively bands without obscuring their chunky silhouettes.

Pop-art and halftone references make it especially convincing for music posters and apparel graphics, where the lettering can become part of the printed texture rather than simply naming the subject. It also suits comic-inspired packaging and youth event branding, particularly for designers addressing audiences drawn to bold pattern, photocopied graphics, and the rough immediacy of DIY print culture.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright (c) 2012 by Anke Arnold, www.anke-art.de. All rights reserved.
Font family
aa Halftone Demo
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
AnkeArnold,www.anke-art.de: aa Halftone: 2012
Full font name
aa Halftone Demo
Name table version
Version 1.000 2012, www.anke-art.de
Postscript font name
aaHalftoneDemo
Trademark notice
aa Halftone is a trademark of Anke Arnold, www.anke-art.de.
Manufacturer name
Anke Arnold, www.anke-art.de
Designer
Anke Arnold, www.anke-art.de
Description
Copyright (c) 2012 by Anke Arnold, www.anke-art.de. All rights reserved.

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 2.0 and onwards semantics, Unicode BMP only.
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2012-05-11
Revision1
Glyph count212
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for preview & printing allowed
Family classSans serif
WeightExtra-bold
WidthSemi-expanded
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced