Compressed capitals, a low x-height and geometric construction give this art deco inspired sans a unique look that looks to the past for inspiration, but is a new contemporary design usable in a wide range of graphic settings.
Le Havre features eighteen art deco titling alternates, ligatures and old style figures. Le Havre is named for the port where many a famous luxury cruise liner was launched in the 1930s.
One of the best examples of art deco luxury cruise liner advertising can seen in the famous poster advertising the SS Normandie by the French designer Adolphe Mouron Cassandre.
In 2009 the Le Havre series was updated with a new thin weight and Le Havre Rounded.
Font Family:
· Le Havre Thin
· Le Havre Thin Italic
· Le Havre Light
· Le Havre Light Italic
· Le Havre
· Le Havre Italic
· Le Havre Bold
· Le Havre Bold Italic
· Le Havre Black
· Le Havre Black Italic
Tags: 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, art deco, artdeco, bauhaus, classic, geometric, girl, grotesk, grotesque, light, lineal, low x-height, mechanical, monoline, retro, sans-serif, small-x, swiss, tall ascender, technical, true italics, wishlist