Author's note

Superficial Bold by Ralf Hoffmeister is a free heavy sans serif with a blunt, no-nonsense profile. Its broad capitals and compact lowercase forms create a dense line, with tight joins and little stroke contrast. Straight-cut endings keep even the rounded letters crisp.

Designers working in sports and live music can use its forceful weight across event posters, team branding, and merchandise. In magazines and editorial graphics, the same dense letterforms can turn section openers and cover lines into firm visual dividers.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright (c) 2010 by Ralf Hoffmeister. All rights reserved.
Font family
superficial
Font subfamily
bold
Unique subfamily identification
FONTLAB:OTFEXPORT
Full font name
superficial-bold
Name table version
1.000
Postscript font name
superficial-bold
Trademark notice
superficial bold is a trademark of Ralf Hoffmeister.
Manufacturer name
Designer
Description
Copyright (c) 2010 by Ralf Hoffmeister. All rights reserved.

Extended font information

Platforms supported

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

Font details

Created2010-09-30
Revision1
Glyph count215
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 natureBold
Complete pack contains 6 font weights listed below:
superficial bold.otf
superficial medium italic.otf
superficial bold italic.otf
superficial medium.otf
superficial book italic.otf
superficial book.otf