Author's note

AndromedaSL, designed by Adam Twardoch of Silesian Letters, is a free decorative display font with a wildly distorted, cut-paper silhouette. Broad curves, sharp wedges, and sudden changes in stroke width make the letters look stretched and tilted, with rounded forms interrupted by pointed joins and deep dips.

It is especially suited to surreal poster titles and album covers. Club flyers, fashion graphics, and experimental editorial covers can use its uneven motion as part of the image rather than as neutral lettering, echoing torn shapes, warped photography, or angular collage elements for music and arts audiences.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright (c) 1997-2006 by Adam Twardoch for Silesian Letters. May be distributed in original form and used free of charge for any purpose. Modifications require author's permission. All rights reserved.
Font family
Andromeda SL
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
SilesianLetters: Andromeda SL: 2006
Full font name
AndromedaSL
Name table version
Version 2.001 2006 by Silesian Letters
Postscript font name
AndromedaSL
Trademark notice
Andromeda SL is a trademark of Silesian Letters
Manufacturer name
Silesian Letters
Designer
Adam Twardoch
Description
The font Andromeda SL was inspired by a 1970's-like logo design for the "Andromeda" cinema in Tychy, Poland. Font includes the "Andromeda" logo at the trademark character. Font contains accented characters for many Western and Central European languages.

Extended font information

Platforms supported

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

Font details

Created2006-03-11
Revision2
Glyph count386
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classNo classification
WeightSemi-bold
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular