Author's note

Wire One from Cyreal Type Foundry is a free ultra-light sans serif with tall, narrow proportions and an unusually spare silhouette. Its near-monoline strokes bend into soft, rounded curves and generous open spaces but stay sharply controlled through the straighter letters. The result feels precise and airy.

Architecture, fashion, and restrained technology themes give this design its clearest context in gallery posters, apparel branding, exhibition programs, museum catalogs, and electronic music covers. Across those settings, the slender line work can echo delicate structural drawings, fine garment seams, or circuit traces, so the lettering becomes part of the project's graphic subject.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright (c) 2011 by Cyreal Type Foundry. All rights reserved.
Font family
Wire One
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
CyrealTypeFoundry: Wire: 2011
Full font name
Wire One
Name table version
Version 1.000
Postscript font name
WireOne
Trademark notice
Wire is a trademark of Cyreal Type Foundry.
Manufacturer name
Cyreal Type Foundry
Designer
Alexei Vanyashin, Gayaneh Bagdasaryan
Description
Copyright (c) 2011 by Cyreal Type Foundry. All rights reserved.

Extended font information

Platforms supported

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

Font details

Created2011-05-12
Revision1
Glyph count228
Units per Em2048
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classSans serif
WeightExtra-light
WidthExtra-condensed
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced