Author's note

Biko Bold, designed by Marco Ugolini, is a free geometric sans serif with broad, sturdy proportions and an emphatic silhouette. Its circles are clean and generously open.

Branding is its clearest role, especially for sportswear or contemporary food packaging that benefits from a confident, uncomplicated wordmark. The strong weight also suits event posters, retail signage, and magazine cover lines. Its precise geometry is especially at home in modern lifestyle and athletic design, where direct shapes matter more than decorative ornament.

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Biko is also available in the Light weight. The name is a tribute to Steve Biko, a South African anti-apartheid activist.

For commercial use, the font can be purchased at:

http://www.jesuismonreve.org

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright (c) 2013 by Marco Ugolini. All rights reserved.
Font family
Biko
Font subfamily
Bold
Unique subfamily identification
MarcoUgolini: Biko Black: 2013
Full font name
Biko-Bold
Name table version
1.000
Postscript font name
Biko-Bold
Trademark notice
Biko Bold is a trademark of Marco Ugolini.
Manufacturer name
Designer
Description
Copyright (c) 2013 by Marco Ugolini. All rights reserved.

Extended font information

Platforms supported

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

Font details

Created2013-04-09
Revision1
Glyph count260
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for preview & printing allowed
Family classSans serif
WeightBold
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
Complete pack contains 4 font weights listed below:
Biko_Bold.otf
Biko_Regular.otf
Biko_Black.otf
Biko_Light-Restricted.otf