Author's note

Aerolite Italic by Jan Paul is a free retro display font with long, rounded strokes and an unmistakable 1970s flavor. The letters shift between narrow uprights and broad curves, producing an irregular silhouette that feels custom drawn. Soft joins and occasional sharp turns keep the design lively across a line.

Independent record labels, vintage clothing shops, and relaxed music events could use it for branding with a handmade period reference. Its strongest role is in logos, album artwork, and poster titles aimed at audiences drawn to offbeat 1970s graphics rather than strict geometric nostalgia.

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Aerolite © 2010 is a font family designed by Jan Paul and digitized by Brian Kent in New York. It was developed for a Midnight Oil album known as “The Blue Meanie” and has since been associated with surfing.

The family includes six OpenType fonts and six TrueType fonts with extensive kerning.

Aerolite is free for personal use. For light commercial use, please make a donation in the provided box. For major commercial work, contact Jan Paul at:

graphique@gmail.com

The basic character map contains 196 glyphs, including accented characters for common foreign languages. An extended set supporting 65 languages is available at:

https://www.cheapprofonts.com/Aerolite_Pro_Regular.php

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Character map

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Basic Latin - Character map

Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright © Jan Paul, 1978 - 2010. All rights reserved. [please read the included HTML file for more info]
Font family
Aerolite Italic
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
JanPaul,AENIGMAFONTS: Aerolite: 2010
Full font name
Aerolite Italic
Name table version
Version 1.037 2010
Postscript font name
AeroliteItalic
Manufacturer name
Jan Paul, ÆNIGMA FONTS
Designer
Jan Paul

Extended font information

Platforms supported

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

Font details

Created2010-08-13
Revision1
Glyph count199
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classScripts
WeightSemi-light
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Italic angle-10
Pattern natureItalic
PitchNot monospaced
Complete pack contains 4 font weights listed below:
Aerolite Italic.ttf
Aerolite Bold.ttf
Aerolite Bold Italic.ttf
Aerolite.ttf