Machine GK is a typeface built around a rational structure inspired by 20th-century technical and industrial alphabets. Its design is based on a deliberate economy of means: simple shapes, low contrast, and a homogeneous rhythm in the direct lineage of typefaces like DIN-Mittelschrift.
This apparent neutrality serves as the foundation for an extensive ligature system developed as a fully fledged typesetting tool. Divided into several stylistic sets, these ligatures introduce varying degrees of transformation to the text. Some subtly affect its texture, while others produce more visible fusions capable of altering the silhouette of words.
Designed as much for text setting as for display use, these ligatures offer an alternative to traditional hierarchy mechanisms such as italics, weight variations, or letter-spacing adjustments. Their repetition generates a specific typographic gray and imparts a distinct identity to the text while maintaining the coherence of the original system. In their most pronounced variations, they locally transform the letters they connect and alter the silhouette of words, opening up expressive possibilities particularly suited for large-format layouts and display typography.
Machine GK subverts the logic of standardization from which it stems to offer new forms of typographic differentiation and to expand the possibilities of expression within typesetting itself.
Additional information
| File name | machine-gk-regular.otf |
|---|---|
| File extension | otf |
| File format | OpenType CFF |
| File MIME type | application/x-font-opentype |
| File size | 467 KB |
| Copyright | Copyright © 2023 by Jeremy Begel, Matthieu Salvaggio, Blaze Type. All rights reserved. |
| Font family | Machine GK Variable |
| Font subfamily | Regular |
| Identifier | Version 27.000;Glyphs 3.5 (3529);BLZT;MachineGKVariable-Regular;2013;FL842 |
| Full name | Machine GK Variable Regular |
| Version | Version 27.000;Glyphs 3.5 (3529) |
| PostScriptName | MachineGKVariable-Regular |
| Manufacturer | Blaze Type |
| Designer | Jeremy Begel, Matthieu Salvaggio |
| Description | Copyright (c) 2023 by Blaze Type. All rights reserved. |
| Vendor URL | http://blazetype.eu |
| Designer URL | http://www.makingthingspublic.com |
| License Description | Check blazetype.eu for licencing details. |
| License Info URL | https://blazetype.eu/eula |
| Name ID 256 | Alternate -CDGO- |
| Name ID 257 | Alternate -AEHMNRe- |
| Name ID 258 | Alternate Ligatures |
| Name ID 259 | Alternate Ligatures |
| File name | machine-gk-medium.otf |
|---|---|
| File extension | otf |
| File format | OpenType CFF |
| File MIME type | application/x-font-opentype |
| File size | 467 KB |
| Copyright | Copyright © 2023 by Jeremy Begel, Matthieu Salvaggio, Blaze Type. All rights reserved. |
| Font family | Machine GK Variable Med |
| Font subfamily | Regular |
| Identifier | Version 27.000;Glyphs 3.5 (3529);BLZT;MachineGKVariable-Medium;2013;FL842 |
| Full name | Machine GK Variable Medium |
| Version | Version 27.000;Glyphs 3.5 (3529) |
| PostScriptName | MachineGKVariable-Medium |
| Manufacturer | Blaze Type |
| Designer | Jeremy Begel, Matthieu Salvaggio |
| Description | Copyright (c) 2023 by Blaze Type. All rights reserved. |
| Vendor URL | http://blazetype.eu |
| Designer URL | http://www.makingthingspublic.com |
| License Description | Check blazetype.eu for licencing details. |
| License Info URL | https://blazetype.eu/eula |
| Typographic Family name | Machine GK Variable |
| Typographic Subfamily name | Medium |
| Name ID 256 | Alternate -CDGO- |
| Name ID 257 | Alternate -AEHMNRe- |
| Name ID 258 | Alternate Ligatures |
| Name ID 259 | Alternate Ligatures |
| File name | machine-gk-medita.otf |
|---|---|
| File extension | otf |
| File format | OpenType CFF |
| File MIME type | application/x-font-opentype |
| File size | 424 KB |
| Copyright | Copyright © 2023 by Jeremy Begel, Matthieu Salvaggio, Blaze Type. All rights reserved. |
| Font family | Machine GK Variable Med Ita |
| Font subfamily | Italic |
| Identifier | Version 27.000;Glyphs 3.5 (3529);BLZT;MachineGKVariable-MedIta;2013;FL842 |
| Full name | Machine GK Variable Med Ita |
| Version | Version 27.000;Glyphs 3.5 (3529) |
| PostScriptName | MachineGKVariable-MedIta |
| Manufacturer | Blaze Type |
| Designer | Jeremy Begel, Matthieu Salvaggio |
| Description | Copyright (c) 2023 by Blaze Type. All rights reserved. |
| Vendor URL | http://blazetype.eu |
| Designer URL | http://www.makingthingspublic.com |
| License Description | Check blazetype.eu for licencing details. |
| License Info URL | https://blazetype.eu/eula |
| Typographic Family name | Machine GK Variable |
| Typographic Subfamily name | Medium Italic |
| Name ID 256 | Alternate -CDGO- |
| Name ID 257 | Alternate -AEHMNRe- |
| Name ID 258 | Alternate Ligatures |
| Name ID 259 | Alternate Ligatures |
| File name | machine-gk-lightitalic.otf |
|---|---|
| File extension | otf |
| File format | OpenType CFF |
| File MIME type | application/x-font-opentype |
| File size | 347 KB |
| Copyright | Copyright © 2023 by Jeremy Begel, Matthieu Salvaggio, Blaze Type. All rights reserved. |
| Font family | Machine GK Variable Light Ita |
| Font subfamily | Italic |
| Identifier | Version 27.000;Glyphs 3.5 (3529);BLZT;MachineGKVariable-LightItalic;2013;FL842 |
| Full name | Machine GK Variable Light Ita |
| Version | Version 27.000;Glyphs 3.5 (3529) |
| PostScriptName | MachineGKVariable-LightItalic |
| Manufacturer | Blaze Type |
| Designer | Jeremy Begel, Matthieu Salvaggio |
| Description | Copyright (c) 2023 by Blaze Type. All rights reserved. |
| Vendor URL | http://blazetype.eu |
| Designer URL | http://www.makingthingspublic.com |
| License Description | Check blazetype.eu for licencing details. |
| License Info URL | https://blazetype.eu/eula |
| Typographic Family name | Machine GK Variable |
| Typographic Subfamily name | Light Italic |
| Name ID 256 | Alternate -CDGO- |
| Name ID 257 | Alternate -AEHMNRe- |
| Name ID 258 | Alternate Ligatures |
| Name ID 259 | Alternate Ligatures |
| File name | machine-gk-light.otf |
|---|---|
| File extension | otf |
| File format | OpenType CFF |
| File MIME type | application/x-font-opentype |
| File size | 463 KB |
| Copyright | Copyright © 2023 by Jeremy Begel, Matthieu Salvaggio, Blaze Type. All rights reserved. |
| Font family | Machine GK Variable Light |
| Font subfamily | Regular |
| Identifier | Version 27.000;Glyphs 3.5 (3529);BLZT;MachineGKVariable-Light;2013;FL842 |
| Full name | Machine GK Variable Light |
| Version | Version 27.000;Glyphs 3.5 (3529) |
| PostScriptName | MachineGKVariable-Light |
| Manufacturer | Blaze Type |
| Designer | Jeremy Begel, Matthieu Salvaggio |
| Description | Copyright (c) 2023 by Blaze Type. All rights reserved. |
| Vendor URL | http://blazetype.eu |
| Designer URL | http://www.makingthingspublic.com |
| License Description | Check blazetype.eu for licencing details. |
| License Info URL | https://blazetype.eu/eula |
| Typographic Family name | Machine GK Variable |
| Typographic Subfamily name | Light |
| Name ID 256 | Alternate -CDGO- |
| Name ID 257 | Alternate -AEHMNRe- |
| Name ID 258 | Alternate Ligatures |
| Name ID 259 | Alternate Ligatures |
| File name | machine-gk-italic.otf |
|---|---|
| File extension | otf |
| File format | OpenType CFF |
| File MIME type | application/x-font-opentype |
| File size | 423 KB |
| Copyright | Copyright © 2023 by Jeremy Begel, Matthieu Salvaggio, Blaze Type. All rights reserved. |
| Font family | Machine GK Variable News Ita |
| Font subfamily | Italic |
| Identifier | Version 27.000;Glyphs 3.5 (3529);BLZT;MachineGKVariable-Italic;2013;FL842 |
| Full name | Machine GK Variable Italic |
| Version | Version 27.000;Glyphs 3.5 (3529) |
| PostScriptName | MachineGKVariable-Italic |
| Manufacturer | Blaze Type |
| Designer | Jeremy Begel, Matthieu Salvaggio |
| Description | Copyright (c) 2023 by Blaze Type. All rights reserved. |
| Vendor URL | http://blazetype.eu |
| Designer URL | http://www.makingthingspublic.com |
| License Description | Check blazetype.eu for licencing details. |
| License Info URL | https://blazetype.eu/eula |
| Typographic Family name | Machine GK Variable |
| Name ID 256 | Alternate -CDGO- |
| Name ID 257 | Alternate -AEHMNRe- |
| Name ID 258 | Alternate Ligatures |
| Name ID 259 | Alternate Ligatures |
| File name | machine-gk-bolditalic.otf |
|---|---|
| File extension | otf |
| File format | OpenType CFF |
| File MIME type | application/x-font-opentype |
| File size | 425 KB |
| Copyright | Copyright © 2023 by Jeremy Begel, Matthieu Salvaggio, Blaze Type. All rights reserved. |
| Font family | Machine GK Variable Ita |
| Font subfamily | Bold Italic |
| Identifier | Version 27.000;Glyphs 3.5 (3529);BLZT;MachineGKVariable-BoldItalic;2013;FL842 |
| Full name | Machine GK Variable Bold Italic |
| Version | Version 27.000;Glyphs 3.5 (3529) |
| PostScriptName | MachineGKVariable-BoldItalic |
| Manufacturer | Blaze Type |
| Designer | Jeremy Begel, Matthieu Salvaggio |
| Description | Copyright (c) 2023 by Blaze Type. All rights reserved. |
| Vendor URL | http://blazetype.eu |
| Designer URL | http://www.makingthingspublic.com |
| License Description | Check blazetype.eu for licencing details. |
| License Info URL | https://blazetype.eu/eula |
| Typographic Family name | Machine GK Variable |
| Name ID 256 | Alternate -CDGO- |
| Name ID 257 | Alternate -AEHMNRe- |
| Name ID 258 | Alternate Ligatures |
| Name ID 259 | Alternate Ligatures |
| File name | machine-gk-bold.otf |
|---|---|
| File extension | otf |
| File format | OpenType CFF |
| File MIME type | application/x-font-opentype |
| File size | 465 KB |
| Copyright | Copyright © 2023 by Jeremy Begel, Matthieu Salvaggio, Blaze Type. All rights reserved. |
| Font family | Machine GK Variable |
| Font subfamily | Bold |
| Identifier | Version 27.000;Glyphs 3.5 (3529);BLZT;MachineGKVariable-Bold;2013;FL842 |
| Full name | Machine GK Variable Bold |
| Version | Version 27.000;Glyphs 3.5 (3529) |
| PostScriptName | MachineGKVariable-Bold |
| Manufacturer | Blaze Type |
| Designer | Jeremy Begel, Matthieu Salvaggio |
| Description | Copyright (c) 2023 by Blaze Type. All rights reserved. |
| Vendor URL | http://blazetype.eu |
| Designer URL | http://www.makingthingspublic.com |
| License Description | Check blazetype.eu for licencing details. |
| License Info URL | https://blazetype.eu/eula |
| Name ID 256 | Alternate -CDGO- |
| Name ID 257 | Alternate -AEHMNRe- |
| Name ID 258 | Alternate Ligatures |
| Name ID 259 | Alternate Ligatures |
| File name | machine-gk-blackitalic.otf |
|---|---|
| File extension | otf |
| File format | OpenType CFF |
| File MIME type | application/x-font-opentype |
| File size | 351 KB |
| Copyright | Copyright © 2023 by Jeremy Begel, Matthieu Salvaggio, Blaze Type. All rights reserved. |
| Font family | Machine GK Variable Black Ita |
| Font subfamily | Italic |
| Identifier | Version 27.000;Glyphs 3.5 (3529);BLZT;MachineGKVariable-BlackItalic;2013;FL842 |
| Full name | Machine GK Variable Black Ita |
| Version | Version 27.000;Glyphs 3.5 (3529) |
| PostScriptName | MachineGKVariable-BlackItalic |
| Manufacturer | Blaze Type |
| Designer | Jeremy Begel, Matthieu Salvaggio |
| Description | Copyright (c) 2023 by Blaze Type. All rights reserved. |
| Vendor URL | http://blazetype.eu |
| Designer URL | http://www.makingthingspublic.com |
| License Description | Check blazetype.eu for licencing details. |
| License Info URL | https://blazetype.eu/eula |
| Typographic Family name | Machine GK Variable |
| Typographic Subfamily name | Black Italic |
| Name ID 256 | Alternate -CDGO- |
| Name ID 257 | Alternate -AEHMNRe- |
| Name ID 258 | Alternate Ligatures |
| Name ID 259 | Alternate Ligatures |
| File name | machine-gk-black.otf |
|---|---|
| File extension | otf |
| File format | OpenType CFF |
| File MIME type | application/x-font-opentype |
| File size | 316 KB |
| Copyright | Copyright © 2023 by Jeremy Begel, Matthieu Salvaggio, Blaze Type. All rights reserved. |
| Font family | Machine GK Variable Black |
| Font subfamily | Regular |
| Identifier | Version 27.000;Glyphs 3.5 (3529);BLZT;MachineGKVariable-Black;2013;FL842 |
| Full name | Machine GK Variable Black |
| Version | Version 27.000;Glyphs 3.5 (3529) |
| PostScriptName | MachineGKVariable-Black |
| Manufacturer | Blaze Type |
| Designer | Jeremy Begel, Matthieu Salvaggio |
| Description | Copyright (c) 2023 by Blaze Type. All rights reserved. |
| Vendor URL | http://blazetype.eu |
| Designer URL | http://www.makingthingspublic.com |
| License Description | Check blazetype.eu for licencing details. |
| License Info URL | https://blazetype.eu/eula |
| Typographic Family name | Machine GK Variable |
| Typographic Subfamily name | Black |
| Name ID 256 | Alternate -CDGO- |
| Name ID 257 | Alternate -AEHMNRe- |
| Name ID 258 | Alternate Ligatures |
| Name ID 259 | Alternate Ligatures |
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View all Glyphs machine-gk-regular.otf
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View all Glyphs machine-gk-bolditalic.otf
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View all Glyphs machine-gk-blackitalic.otf
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