Autour One from Sorkin Type Co is a free retro display font with loose, rounded forms and a hand-drawn silhouette. Gentle shifts in stroke width end in soft hooks and flared tips. The spacing feels lively rather than mechanical.
Those bulbous curves echo simple cut-paper illustration, making the font a natural fit for children's publishing, playful packaging, and event posters. In cafe branding or food merchandise, the lettering can become a cheerful illustrated label beside fruit shapes or doodled borders.
Copyright (c) 2011-2012, Sorkin Type Co (www.sorkintype.com)
with Reserved Font Name "Autour"
This Font Software is licensed under the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1. This license is copied below, and is also available with a FAQ at: http://scripts.sil.org/OFL
Autour is inspired by handwritten letters on Ludwig Hohlwein posters. It has been changed and adapted from the originals in a variety of ways so that it will work in paragraphs of text and as a web type. Autour can be used a in a wide range of sizes. Autour means "round" in French.
Extended font information
Platforms supported
PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 2.0 and onwards semantics, Unicode BMP only.
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only
Font details
Created2012-09-24
Revision1
Glyph count433
Units per Em2048
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classFreeform serifs
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals