Men Nefer Black Bold, designed by Peter Wiegel, is a free fat-face serif with the commanding large-scale proportions of nineteenth-century poster type. Its massive vertical strokes, abrupt slab-like serifs, and tightly packed forms make the lettering feel dense and architectural.
The period flavor makes it especially convincing for theatrical posters and publishing projects built around industrial history or popular vintage spectacle. It can also give brewery packaging and music merchandise the blunt, oversized impact of old bills and broadsides, turning a name into the main piece of bold graphic imagery.
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This font is a newly redrawn design resembling “Memphis.” It includes numerous ligatures and a complete glyph set.
Copyright (c) 2012 by Peter Wiegel. Open Font under Terms of following Free Software Licenses: GPL (General Public License) with font-exception and OFL (Open Font License
UNZ1A: Glyphset in accordance with UNZ-1 lable A (Full Set) by Bund für deutsche Schrift und Sprache e.V. (v. 1D, 12.08)LFO: This fonts is equipped with OpenType ligature-funktionalety when used with software with OpenType capability.
Extended font information
Platforms supported
PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 2.0 and onwards semantics, Unicode BMP only.
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only
Font details
Created2012-05-10
Revision1
Glyph count256
Units per Em2048
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classSlab serifs
WeightBold
WidthSemi-expanded
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced
Complete pack contains 2 font weights listed below: