Hermes Variable
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Hermes
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About
With its soft curves, balanced geometry, and subtle retro charm, Hermes is a typeface that blends warmth, precision, and contemporary appeal.
Its design is a reinterpretation of a typeface sample named Epoca produced by a Hermes 3000 typewriter. Through its simple geometrical shapes and low-contrast strokes, Epoca embodied fresh modernist ideas, particularly in comparison to its contemporaries, in the age of mechanical writing machines. Notably the last typewriter Jack Kerouac owned and easily recognizable by its seafoam color, the Hermes 3000 is a lightweight portable typewriter that was manufactured in Western Switzerland from 1958 until the 1980s.
As monospaced fonts were customary on typewriters, Hermes undoubtedly keeps certain features from this original parameter. Although, Hermes has been adapted proportionally for improved texture and legibility. Its rounded ends bring a friendly touch, while its reminiscent fixed-width and geometrical aspect simultaneously give it a more rational edge.
Originally designed by Gavillet & Rust in 2001, Hermes was redrawn and extended by Amélie Gallay in 2024. Reformulated as a collection, Hermes now offers variable fonts, additional styles and a new width bridging the gaps between its already existing Narrow and Wide families. The result is a reliable, flexible and resourceful typeface and allows for extensive modern usage.