Norm No. 15

Structured clarity, with a quiet eccentricism

The Norm® series, led by Makoto Kamimura, is an ongoing study of grotesques as a visual phenomenon. While the typefaces share a visual expression of the modern grotesque, the origin and process of designing each variation are informed by different aesthetic and historical precedents. The subtle nuances strike a harmonious chord of uniformity across the collection, while explicit differences highlight each typeface’s individual quirks and textures. Each variation includes 10 weights, 20 total styles to support a range of expression and technical needs. These details are entry points for individuals to be their own tastemakers and define their own normal.

Norm No. 15 has a quiet, yet confident eccentricism. Elements result from a close and careful study of the Univers series. In particular, No. 15 adopts squarish, flat exteriors, as well compact, narrow widths. The former results in chiseled characters, such as the capital G which is completed in one stroke for a defined jawline. The latter produces tight apertures that make characters look like they are resisting a slight change in gravity and beginning to fold into themselves.

Designer: Makoto Kamimura with Sam Fagnart / Release: 2024
*Only available as a complete 20 styles family set.

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Norm No. 15 Thin

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Multiple Personalities
Norm No. 15 Thin Italic

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Industry Standards
Norm No. 15 Light

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Mixed-media Installation
Norm No. 15 Light Italic

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Post-postmodernism
Norm No. 15 Regular

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Extremely Big Pavilions
Norm No. 15 Italic

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Modified Concrete
Norm No. 15 Book

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Fashionable Façades
Norm No. 15 Book Italic

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Chromogenic Color Print
Norm No. 15 Medium

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Modern Architecture
Norm No. 15 Medium Italic

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International Business
Norm No. 15 Semibold

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Solid Stainless Steel
Norm No. 15 Semibold Italic

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Institutional Critique
Norm No. 15 Bold

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Silver Dye Bleach Print
Norm No. 15 Bold Italic

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Anonymous Sculpture
Norm No. 15 Heavy

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April 1 – May 28, 1972
Norm No. 15 Heavy Italic

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Low Resolution Image
Norm No. 15 Black

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35½ × 590½ inches
Norm No. 15 Black Italic

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Elevational Mass
Norm No. 15 Super

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Aluminum Paintings
Norm No. 15 Super Italic

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Information Theory

Opentype Features

Norm No.6 includes the following typographic features.

  • Capital spacing [cpsp]
    This feature adjusts inter-glyph spacing for all-capital text.

    CAPITAL SPACING

  • Case-Sensitive Forms [case]
    This feature replaces characters, especially punctuation, with forms better suited for all-capital text.

    ABC@DETAIL.TF [E-MAIL]
    (001) 002–0003

    -–—―(){}[]〈〉《》‹›«»|¦
    :;¡¿@<>≤≥=≠+−×÷±≈~¬∞

  • Contextual Alternates [calt]
    This feature applies a second substitution feature based on a match of a character pattern within a context of surrounding patterns. The initial setting of this feature on / off depends on the applications.

    -> <- ^- -^

  • Standard Ligatures [liga]
    This feature replaces two or more glyphs or letters are joined as a single glyph. This feature is enabled by default.

    Office floor

    ff fi ffi fl ffl

  • Discretionary Ligatures [dlig]
    This feature replaces two or more glyphs or letters are joined as a single glyph. This feature is disabled by default.

    Contemporary Art

    ft fft rf rt rv rw ry tt

  • Proportional Figures [pnum]
    This feature replaces numerals with glyphs of proportional width. This feature is enabled by default.

    1234567890

  • Tabular Figures [tnum]
    Numerals with glyphs of uniform width. Optionally apply if you want to align numbers.

    1.,:;·-–

  • Ordinals [ordn]
    This feature replaces characters with ordinal forms for use after numbers.

    1a 1o

  • Numerators [numr]
    This feature converts numerals to appropriate fraction numerator form.

    H1234567890 ()[]+−=.,
    Habcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

  • Denominators [dnom]
    This feature converts numerals to appropriate fraction denominator form.

    H1234567890 ()[]+−=.,
    Habcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

  • Superscript [sups]
    This feature replaces character with superscript version.

    H1234567890 ()[]+−=.,
    Habcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

  • Subscript [subs]
    This feature replaces character with subscript version.

    H1234567890 ()[]+−=.,
    Habcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

  • Fractions [frac]
    This feature converts figures separated by a slash with diagonal fractions. Glyphs for 1/2, 1/3, 2/3, 1/4, 1/8, 2/3, 3/4, 3/8, 5/8, 7/8 are preassembled. You can also convert with other numerals.

    1/2 1/4 3/4 
    1234/5678

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Technical Information

Encoding: Latin Extended

Supported languages: Afrikaans, Albanian, Asu, Basque, Bemba, Bena, Breton, Catalan, Chiga, Colognian, Cornish, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Embu, English, Esperanto, Estonian, Faroese, Filipino, Finnish, French, Friulian, Galician, Ganda, German, Gusii, Hungarian, Inari Sami, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Jola-Fonyi, Kabuverdianu, Kalenjin, Kamba, Kikuyu, Kinyarwanda, Latvian, Lithuanian, Lower Sorbian, Luo, Luxembourgish, Luyia, Machame, Makhuwa-Meetto, Makonde, Malagasy, Maltese, Manx, Meru, Morisyen, Northern Sami, North Ndebele, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, Nyankole, Oromo, Polish, Portuguese, Quechua, Romanian, Romansh, Rombo, Rundi, Rwa, Samburu, Sango, Sangu, Scottish Gaelic, Sena, Serbian, Shambala, Shona, Slovak, Soga, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Swiss German, Taita, Teso, Turkish, Upper Sorbian, Uzbek (Latin), Volapük, Vunjo, Walser, Welsh, Western Frisian, Zulu

Codepage (MacOS): MacOS Central European, MacOS Celtic, MacOS Coratian, MacOS Roman, MacOS Romanian, MacOS Iceland, MacOS Turkish

Codepage (MS Windows): MS Windows 1250 Central European, MS Windows 1252 Western, MS Windows 1254 Turkish, MS Windows 1257 Baltic

Codepage (ISO): ISO 8859-1 Latin 1 Western European, ISO 8859-2 Latin 2 Central European, ISO 8859-3 Latin 3 South European, ISO 8859-4 Latin 4 North European, ISO 8859-9 Latin 5 Turkish ISO 8859-10 Latin 6 Nordic, ISO 8859-13 Latin 7 Baltic, ISO 8859-15 Latin 9, ISO 8859-16 Latin 10

File Formats: Opentype CFF, Woff, Woff2

Style-Linking: Enabled