Black Mamba escaped from Lab
The Lab is Swiss Typefaces’ Research & Development department where we explore new ways of thinking about shapes for the future. In our latest experiment, we aimed to synthesize the perfect font by crossbreeding a bold serif and an ultralight sans serif. We brought together samples of the SangBleu styles Empire Bold and Sunrise Air in our test tubes, and added a drip of dark hot chocolate. What can we say? Something went horribly wrong. A first evaluation showed the two faces didn’t blend. Instead they spawned a font suffering from bipolar disorder, alternating between a bold uppercase and light caps in the lowercase slots.
The reaction couldn’t be stopped, though, and we soon witnessed abnormally formed letters. The mutations ranged from mild glitches (‘J’, ‘U’) and spasmodic hiccups (‘B’, ‘R’) to glyphs with severe seizures: a throbbing ‘M’, a squirming ‘Q’, sizzling arabesques. ‘E’ grew angrily lashing tentacles. ‘Z’ pierced right through the cover plate with venomous spikes. The letters started joining into words that looked like typographical Tourette’s. The supervisor reached for a scalpel, but it got ripped from her hand. The last thing we saw was a serpentine creature rising up and smashing the lights. Swiss Typefaces regrets to announce the outbreak could not be contained. Expect to see Black Mambas rear their heads in magazine headings, drop caps, logos, covers, posters, and more.
Additional information
| File name | blackmamba-venoml.ttf |
|---|---|
| File extension | ttf |
| File format | TrueType |
| File MIME type | application/x-font-ttf |
| File size | 180 KB |
| Copyright | Copyright (c) 2018 Swiss Typefaces Sarl. All rights reserved. |
| Font family | Font |
| Font subfamily | Regular |
| Identifier | Version 3.000;SwTy;Font;2018;FL842 |
| Full name | Font Regular |
| Version | Version 3.000 |
| PostScriptName | Font |
| Trademark | SangBleu is a trademark of Swiss Typefaces Sarl. |
| Manufacturer | Swiss Typefaces |
| Designer | Swiss Typefaces |
| Vendor URL | http://www.swisstypefaces.com |
| Designer URL | http://www.swisstypefaces.com |
| License Description | Please refer to the license you accepted when purchasing. |
| License Info URL | http://www.swisstypefaces.com/licensing/#retail-font-software-licence |
| File name | blackmamba-venoml.otf |
|---|---|
| File extension | otf |
| File format | OpenType CFF |
| File MIME type | application/x-font-opentype |
| File size | 80 KB |
| Copyright | Copyright (c) 2018 Swiss Typefaces Sarl. All rights reserved. |
| Font family | Font |
| Font subfamily | Regular |
| Identifier | Version 3.000;SwTy;Font;2018;FL842 |
| Full name | Font Regular |
| Version | Version 3.000 |
| PostScriptName | Font |
| Trademark | SangBleu is a trademark of Swiss Typefaces Sarl. |
| Manufacturer | Swiss Typefaces |
| Designer | Swiss Typefaces |
| Vendor URL | http://www.swisstypefaces.com |
| Designer URL | http://www.swisstypefaces.com |
| License Description | Please refer to the license you accepted when purchasing. |
| License Info URL | http://www.swisstypefaces.com/licensing/#retail-font-software-licence |
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