Nitti

designed by Pieter van Rosmalen, 2008

5 weights

single font:

€ 49.00

full family:

€ 219.00

Nitti is a monospaced typeface family in five weights that has its roots in the first sans-serif designs of the 19th century – the Grotesques. Originally a British invention, the Grotesques gained massive popularity in mainland Europe and also became widespread in early 20th century USA where it was commonly referred to as ‘Gothic’. The quirky and often idiosyncratic shapes of these designs lend them a humanity and warmth which is still appreciated among many graphic designers.
 

Nitti is named after Francesco Raffaele Nitto, better known as Frank ‘The Enforcer’ Nitti, one of the henchmen of Al Capone. The typeface family is part of a bigger collection of Grotesque-inspired typefaces that also includes a poster version called ‘Stanley’ and a proportional version (which is still under construction) called ‘Erminio’.
 

Nitti has an extensive set of Latin characters that covers the majority of European languages.