Author's note

Pylon by Arthur Reinders Folmer is a free outlined decorative display font with towering angular letters that resemble skeletal frameworks assembled from beams, braces, and sharply joined supports. Narrow outer contours contain dense webs of crossing lines and uneven internal angles, giving the alphabet a restless hand-drafted complexity and a strongly architectural silhouette.

Industrial and architectural themes make it especially convincing for experimental music posters, construction-themed branding, event signage, and exhibition graphics, where the lettering can double as a title and a structural illustration. In editorial design, it suits architecture magazine covers and feature openers centered on engineered spaces and speculative structures.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright (c) 2012 by Arthur Reinders Folmer. All rights reserved.
Font family
Pylon
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
1.000;pyrs;Pylon
Full font name
Pylon
Name table version
Version 1.000
Postscript font name
Pylon
Trademark notice
Pylon is a trademark of Arthur Reinders Folmer.
Manufacturer name
Arthur Reinders Folmer
Designer
Arthur Reinders Folmer
Description
Copyright (c) 2012 by Arthur Reinders Folmer. All rights reserved.

Extended font information

Platforms supported

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

Font details

Created2012-02-18
Revision1
Glyph count61
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for preview & printing allowed
Family classNo classification
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced
Complete pack contains 2 font weights listed below:
pylon.ttf
pylon-wide.ttf