Author's note

Tellural Alt Bold by Lauren Thompson of nymfont is a free distorted display font with massive, softly rounded letters and an intentionally uneven silhouette. Broad vertical strokes dominate, but pinched joins, swollen curves, and abrupt changes in width keep the forms lively rather than strictly geometric.

Posters are its strongest setting, particularly for music and experimental arts events. The same warped weight suits album covers, streetwear graphics, and youth-oriented packaging, linking these applications through a blunt, elastic look that can become part of the illustration.

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This font is free for personal use and may be used commercially with a donation.

It includes additional characters, including Greek and Cyrillic letters. An alternate version with a different lowercase “a” is also available, which may make it easier to distinguish from other characters.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
© Lauren Thompson, 2012. All Rights Reserved.
http://www.nymfont.com
Font family
Tellural Alt
Font subfamily
Bold
Unique subfamily identification
Tellural Alt Bold:Version 1.00
Full font name
Tellural Alt Bold
Name table version
Version 1.00 April 20, 2012, initial release
Postscript font name
TelluralAlt-Bold
Designer
Lauren Thompson

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2012-04-20
Revision1
Glyph count683
Units per Em2048
Embedding rightsEmbedding for editing allowed
Family classSans serif
WeightBold
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleItalic
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced
Complete pack contains 8 font weights listed below:
Tellural Alt Bold.ttf
Tellural.ttf
Tellural Bold Italic.ttf
Tellural Bold.ttf
Tellural Alt.ttf
Tellural Alt Bold Italic.ttf
Tellural Alt Italic.ttf
Tellural Italic.ttf