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3 families / 14 axes

Kern Society

Variable type for restless brands. Letters with a pulse.

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KERN SOCIETY • INDEPENDENT TYPE • EST. 2019 •

(01) Manifesto

We draw letters that move. Each Kern Society family is a single variable file, so one font can whisper in a footnote, shout across a billboard and flex through everything in between. No dead weight. Just type with a pulse.

(02) Typefaces

Three families. No static.

Each has its own temper and its own set of dials. Every axis ships with every license, no upsells.

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Glyphs under the loupe

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  • Ascender
  • Cap height
  • x-height
  • Baseline
  • Descender

(03) Test drive

No license required. Yet.

Typeface

120

Presets

(04) In use

Typefaces with day jobs

A poster, a cover, a label, an app and a platform sign. No photos. The type does all the heavy lifting.

  • NOISE/FLOOR 2027

    • Hot Metal Choir
    • Widow & Orphan
    • Loose Tracking
    • Pica & The Points
    • Soft Hyphen

    11–13 June · Copperline Hall · Rotterdam

    Festival poster in KS Elastik, stretched ultra-wide.

  • MARGINALIA

    Issue 14

    $12.00

    • The quiet return of the footnote
    • In praise of the messy desk
    • Twelve letters we never sent
    Magazine cover in KS Morrow, soft and slightly wonky.

  • Ferment No. 7

    Habanero & smoked garlic hot sauce

    Heat 7/10 · 150 ml · Aged 49 days

    Hot sauce label in KS Morrow, small print in KS Relay.

  • Copenhagen

    14°

    Drizzle, on and off

    • Tue 16°
    • Wed 13°
    • Thu 12°
    • Fri 15°
    Weather app in KS Relay, top to bottom.

  • Platform 4 →

    Northbound to Alder Cross

    All stops · Every 6 min

    Station sign in KS Elastik, narrow and legible mid-sprint.

(05) Licensing

Pricing, in large print

Choose your typefaces, how you’ll use them and how many people need them. Take all three for the Full Society bundle and 30% off.

Pick your typefaces
Choose license types
Set your team size

Full Society

All three families, 30% off. No code needed.

Total (USD)

$60

Desktop from $60 · Web from $90 · App from $240

Pick at least one typeface and one license type.

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An open secret

All three typefaces are free on Google Fonts under their original names. The links below go straight there. Make something loud.